Aargh. (was Re: Now what?)

[TK]

That's near me. Hokey smokes, Rocky!

Is that Sacramento?

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Plecan <nacelp at bright.net>
To: gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Aargh. (was Re: Now what?)


>GMP Parts Co
>John Flagg
>(916)  685-1055
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>Headers, connector, terminals.
>Bashful
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>| 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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