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| bio | website | twitter.com/glmotorsports |
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| location | Toledo, OH | |
| age | 39 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
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Just another nobody out in the world, banging out some code from time to time...
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answered | Oil in coolant after gasket work 1995 Chevrolet Lumina |
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2d |
answered | Grinding sound during cold start? |
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May 14 |
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How to interface with obd ii elm327? Yeah, there's some oddities for sure. Like the fact that at least some late model Toyota Supras are VPW. :-) |
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May 10 |
answered | Having Trouble with my 2003 Ford Escape oil light and coolant light |
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May 9 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on What is involved to recharge the Air Conditioning System? |
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May 9 |
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Why does a Turbocharger only produce boost when the engine is under load To be technically correct, opening the throttle in a standard gasoline engine allows more air into the system. The ECU sees that and adds more fuel to match. Then, that combination results in more output, which means more flow, etc... But correct, in that without the larger mass of air that an engine without a wastegate will not see any boost (example of a non-wastegate equipped turbo engine is used in the Piper Turbo Arrow. The throttle is pushed forward a little at a time and the manifold pressure watched. Throttle must be adjusted until right overall pressure achieved before takeoff). |
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May 9 |
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Why does a Turbocharger only produce boost when the engine is under load Hmmm, that's not how mine works... The wastegate on my car has an 8.5psi spring. It's normally closed and only opens when the pressure on the control line forces it open. Upstream from that is a boost controller diverter that bleeds off pressure, so the ECU can allow higher boost pressures (but never lower) by decreasing the pressure seen by the wastegate. The only reason there is lower boost is due to the lack of enough air mass to put the turbo into efficiency range and cause it to pressurize the intake. Rolling downhill, the throttle plate is closed, forcing vacuum, no mass=no boost. |
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May 9 |
answered | 15k mile oil filter |
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May 9 |
answered | Prius burns off oil very fast. Is this normal? |
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May 6 |
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What is the best way to reverse engineer the signals of a CAN-BUS? The only guys I know that have done CAN-BUS things are in the industry and don't reverse engineer. They just read the design documents and implement what they need... |
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May 6 |
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Why does my Toyota Camry Hybrid (2008) keep consuming tires? Have you recently/ever had an alignment done? That's the usual suspect. If you have, please post up the printout of the results. |
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May 6 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on car wont start or stay running after a jump |
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May 2 |
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Shutting off fans at highway speeds I've never measured the power consumption, but I accidently left my intercooler fan (same size as a typical AC condenser fan) on for an hour and a half with the car off. No noticeable impact on the battery. So, it's certainly not as big a consumer as the lighting... |
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May 2 |
answered | 2003 Chevy Corvette actual mileage |
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May 2 |
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What is the Magic ON temperature for Electric Fans? It's a '95. There are 2 sensors. The primary goes to the ECU, which controls the fans. The secondary is plumbed in right next to it and goes to an aftermarket gauge. The OBD-II (it's a Mitsubishi, they used a 99% complete OBD-II that year even though it didn't become law until '96) coolant temp matches up perfectly with the aftermarket gauge (which is pretty surprising itself). I suspect that there may be some other value other than pure temperature that the ECU must be factoring in. However, I've not identified it yet. Consistent the 12 years I've owned the car. :-) |
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May 2 |
answered | What is the Magic ON temperature for Electric Fans? |
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May 1 |
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Clear water in coolant reservoir I disagree. The power flushers that shops use do a much better job than DIY with a bucket. :-) |
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Apr 29 |
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When I remove a spark plug is it bad news if dirt or grime falls into the engine I've done the magnet on a stick and shop vac thing myself before after suspecting something may have fallen into the engine. |
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Apr 29 |
answered | My automatic transmission slid to neutral while driving down the freeway. Can I just put it back in drive? |
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Apr 26 |
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96 Jeep Grand Cherokee acceleration loss As much as I hate paying the big $ for OEM parts vs. "corner auto store", it's often the right thing to do if you want a good solid, reliable repair. I've ended up with really early failures of corner auto store parts. Prime example was an alternator that only lasted 9 months, with a 1 year warranty. I fought them over it and eventually gave up. Never got a replacement or my money back. Went to the dealer and picked one up for 2x the money, but it's now been in the car for years just fine. |
