Aargh. (was Re: Now what?)

[TK]

U-pull-it wreckers.

That's where I get mine.


-----Original Message-----
From: Ara Bedrossian <ara.b at ix.netcom.com>
To: gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: Aargh. (was Re: Now what?)


>Anybody know where we can get PCM connectors or harness so that I don't
have
>to splice into the existing wires?
>
>Ara
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: TK <terryk at foothill.net>
>To: <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 6:01 PM
>Subject: Re: Aargh. (was Re: Now what?)
>
>
>> Well said Mike,
>>
>> I am more than happy to spill my guts. I also have to wander through
other
>> people's guts too.
>>
>> I think it's the "send me all of your work" that bugs some of us.
>>
>> Terry Kelley
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shannen Durphey <shannen at grolen.com>
>> To: gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>> Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 9:54 AM
>> Subject: Aargh. (was Re: Now what?)
>>
>>
>> >Mike Pitts wrote:
>> >
>> >> You should read any Motorola MCU manual you can get your hands
>> >> on.  The HC11 is my favorite.
>> >>
>> >> -Mike
>> >
>> >Read Motorola manual.... I've tried many times to do that.  Puts me to
>> >sleep faster than a bad movie.  Can read, and only guess.  Where to go
>> >to "do" after the "read" ?
>> >I'll explain this differently.  Let's say I've got a book that
>> >provides technical details about pistons.  Trying to understand engine
>> >operation from that book would be, at best, a chore.  So I run out and
>> >buy something like Vizard's books, that talk about different types of
>> >pistons, and rod ratios, and crankshaft materials, and ring types.
>> >I've got some pretty hefty notions, but still no idea of what to do to
>> >overhaul my stocker, or even how to tell what's worn when I
>> >dissasemble it.  But I see pictures of torque wrenches, and
>> >micrometers, and other tools in the book.  Thinking I'm going to need
>> >them, I run out and buy bunches of tools, maybe end up with an
>> >inch-pound torque wrench, or a set of inside mics that only go to 2",
>> >not really knowing what's going to work.  I still have made no
>> >progress on getting the engine work done, but I've sure started a
>> >collection of stuff.
>> >I had to give myself a pat on the back the other day.  Someone asked
>> >about using multiple proms, and I accurately predicted the answer
>> >would involve the "chip enable".  I've seen that a few times.  After
>> >that, I was lost.  Like many other times, I saved the posted answer
>> >for a later day.
>> >
>> >Someone, please, volunteer some clues for the guys that are doggedly
>> >hanging in, watching for useful stuff.  Books, beginner's lists,
>> >something.  I'm going to end up so durn frustrated that I go back to
>> >school for 4 more years, just to learn to understand a small aspect of
>> >what's inside a .5625 square inch piece of silicon.
>> >I've helped some guys on the list with some mechanical stuff that's
>> >pretty basic.  It's not a problem for me.  I know that everyone has to
>> >start somewhere.  Many mechanics feel that they've worked hard to
>> >learn the tricks and tips they use, and they're not going to give them
>> >out to anyone.  I see no reason to make everyone re-invent the wheel.
>> >I've chosen to learn much of what I know, and don't mind sharing,
>> >especially with someone who wants to learn.  It's not going to cut my
>> >throat to help a list member understand how to diagnose their own
>> >driveability problems, or to tell the difference between an exhaust
>> >rattle and a gear noise.
>> >
>> >Some guys seem to treat this programming info like it's reserved for a
>> >chosen few.  Generally, the people on this list are willing to help, I
>> >think they just forget where some of us stand in the puddle of
>> >knowledge.
>> >Shannen
>> >*doing the clue mating dance*
>> >
>> >
>>
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