Re: Oil in radiator - 1998 Accord
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:UpmdnTx4WuzBLhHYnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > Tegger wrote: >> >> It so happens that a rec.autos.tech poster named Ted Mittelstaedt has >> given the best advice thus far on this subject. Readers who venture >> not beyond the Honda groups remain unenlightened by Ted's nuggets of >> wisdom. > > that means me - i have ZERO interest in gm, frod or chrysler. But there are several actual working professional techs in that group. One of them is a Toyota mechanic who also has extensive Honda experience. There is a lot of excellent general automotive information posted there regularly. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: Oil in radiator - 1998 Accord
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:UpmdnTx4WuzBLhHYnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > Tegger wrote: >> >> It so happens that a rec.autos.tech poster named Ted Mittelstaedt has >> given the best advice thus far on this subject. Readers who venture >> not beyond the Honda groups remain unenlightened by Ted's nuggets of >> wisdom. > > that means me - i have ZERO interest in gm, frod or chrysler. But there are several actual working professional techs in that group. One of them is a Toyota mechanic who also has extensive Honda experience. There is a lot of excellent general automotive information posted there regularly. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: Oil in radiator - 1998 Accord
Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:UpmdnTx4WuzBLhHYnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Tegger wrote: > >>> It so happens that a rec.autos.tech poster named Ted Mittelstaedt has >>> given the best advice thus far on this subject. Readers who venture >>> not beyond the Honda groups remain unenlightened by Ted's nuggets of >>> wisdom. >> that means me - i have ZERO interest in gm, frod or chrysler. > > > > But there are several actual working professional techs in that group. One > of them is a Toyota mechanic who also has extensive Honda experience. > > There is a lot of excellent general automotive information posted there > regularly. > and a /lot/ of utter garbage. for instance, i swung on over to read the mittelstadt comment you referenced and noticed a thread titled "calculate diesel fuel consumption". 4 days later, no one has pointed out that it /is/ possible to calculate consumption if injector flow rates and pulse widths are known. if the injection is common rail/electronic, that can be scoped. so yes, there's a lot of service technician level activity, but that doesn't interest me. my jets get lit by things like graham w's write-up on igniter failure, not some buick dude bleating about his brakes. |
Re: Oil in radiator - 1998 Accord
Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:UpmdnTx4WuzBLhHYnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Tegger wrote: > >>> It so happens that a rec.autos.tech poster named Ted Mittelstaedt has >>> given the best advice thus far on this subject. Readers who venture >>> not beyond the Honda groups remain unenlightened by Ted's nuggets of >>> wisdom. >> that means me - i have ZERO interest in gm, frod or chrysler. > > > > But there are several actual working professional techs in that group. One > of them is a Toyota mechanic who also has extensive Honda experience. > > There is a lot of excellent general automotive information posted there > regularly. > and a /lot/ of utter garbage. for instance, i swung on over to read the mittelstadt comment you referenced and noticed a thread titled "calculate diesel fuel consumption". 4 days later, no one has pointed out that it /is/ possible to calculate consumption if injector flow rates and pulse widths are known. if the injection is common rail/electronic, that can be scoped. so yes, there's a lot of service technician level activity, but that doesn't interest me. my jets get lit by things like graham w's write-up on igniter failure, not some buick dude bleating about his brakes. |
Re: Oil in radiator - 1998 Accord
Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:UpmdnTx4WuzBLhHYnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Tegger wrote: > >>> It so happens that a rec.autos.tech poster named Ted Mittelstaedt has >>> given the best advice thus far on this subject. Readers who venture >>> not beyond the Honda groups remain unenlightened by Ted's nuggets of >>> wisdom. >> that means me - i have ZERO interest in gm, frod or chrysler. > > > > But there are several actual working professional techs in that group. One > of them is a Toyota mechanic who also has extensive Honda experience. > > There is a lot of excellent general automotive information posted there > regularly. > and a /lot/ of utter garbage. for instance, i swung on over to read the mittelstadt comment you referenced and noticed a thread titled "calculate diesel fuel consumption". 4 days later, no one has pointed out that it /is/ possible to calculate consumption if injector flow rates and pulse widths are known. if the injection is common rail/electronic, that can be scoped. so yes, there's a lot of service technician level activity, but that doesn't interest me. my jets get lit by things like graham w's write-up on igniter failure, not some buick dude bleating about his brakes. |
Re: Oil in radiator - 1998 Accord
Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:UpmdnTx4WuzBLhHYnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Tegger wrote: > >>> It so happens that a rec.autos.tech poster named Ted Mittelstaedt has >>> given the best advice thus far on this subject. Readers who venture >>> not beyond the Honda groups remain unenlightened by Ted's nuggets of >>> wisdom. >> that means me - i have ZERO interest in gm, frod or chrysler. > > > > But there are several actual working professional techs in that group. One > of them is a Toyota mechanic who also has extensive Honda experience. > > There is a lot of excellent general automotive information posted there > regularly. > and a /lot/ of utter garbage. for instance, i swung on over to read the mittelstadt comment you referenced and noticed a thread titled "calculate diesel fuel consumption". 4 days later, no one has pointed out that it /is/ possible to calculate consumption if injector flow rates and pulse widths are known. if the injection is common rail/electronic, that can be scoped. so yes, there's a lot of service technician level activity, but that doesn't interest me. my jets get lit by things like graham w's write-up on igniter failure, not some buick dude bleating about his brakes. |
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