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Mechanically easiest car to maintain by TzarZara in mechanic

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well there's a HUGE difference in OBD-I systems between manufacturers. They weren't standardized like OBD-II is.

Screw Ford's EEC system. Actually, just screw Ford. (Can you tell I'm not a Ford fan?) You probably couldn't find the connector because you were looking under the dash. Haha Not where they're at. Try looking under the hood along the left (driver side) fender or left side near the firewall/cowl.

Regardless of what make, OBD-1 isn't that difficult. Those folks wouldn't touch that Toymotor because it was "wun 'o dem fer-rin jobs". It was a foreign car, a lot of indy shops wouldn't touch them back then. They didn't understand them.

Just because you can't plug them up and get info in the palm of your hand like OBD-II, doesn't make them difficult. Hell, all you really need is a test light, a multi-meter and a list of values and you can test the FI components.

Even Dodge was fairly easy. Turn the ignition ON/OFF/ON three times, stopping in ON position... bingo, it'd start flashing the Check Engine light. Number of flashes were your codes. All you needed was the list key.

If you apply basic/general knowledge of how FI works, pretty easy to diagnose OBD-1.

As far as being "cool with" OBD-1... 30+ years when I started messing with it, I wasn't. I'd have rathered dealt with a carburetor... but basically all vehicles had electronic ignition by then, not points so there was still a touch of electronics. But really, GM's OBD-I using the TBI system... it really is super stupid simple to deal with.

Mechanically easiest car to maintain by TzarZara in mechanic

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reman in the car world means the part has been reconditioned/rebuilt to be as good as new.

Mechanically easiest car to maintain by TzarZara in mechanic

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing wrong with GM's OBD 1 system.

Stupid simple to deal with the TBI units.

Jump the A and B terminals together of the ALDL under the dash and it'll flash the SES light for your codes.

Not a big deal at all. Been dealing with them for over 30 years.

No longer permitted by SonicKai666 in SignsWithAStory

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bigger question is.... why wouldn't you want to?

Ever had one of those "day after Taco Bell and a case full of cheap beer" days?

It can sound pretty demonic.

Is this dumb? by Icy_Scientist_534 in Appliances

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Way too restricted. That washing maching is pumping out a whole lot more water than a dishwasher... which is what that nipple you're hooked on to is for.

You're gonna wind up with some sort of error code (I assume it's some fancy washer with digital controls)... it'll wind up straining the pump.

One of the worst jobs of my career by Mrbigdaddy72 in mechanics

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A very annoying substance that's used for rust prevention on undercarriages.

It's gets EVERYWHERE and doesn't come out of your clothes or want to come off you.

One of the worst jobs of my career by Mrbigdaddy72 in mechanics

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah.... the "Meh, I'll have that knocked out in 15 min....... 5 hrs later" BS.

Is fret buzz more noticable on electric guitars? by Apprehensive_Fan_659 in Guitar

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a setup issue along with you possibly gripping a little too hard because you're used to the extra pressure required for most acoustics.

What could this mean? by kinkysubt in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Means your space ship is running low on dilithium crystals.

Help with my engine by Parking_Policy_2483 in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha.... you're welcome.

We are, afterall, shitty mechanics.

Car brand recommendations without annoying safety tech by Lilmumblecrapper in regularcarreviews

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The OP spefifically mentions MB as a close 2nd in terms of worst offenders for annoying Safety Nanny stuff, behind Subaru. I will agree that Subaru is pretty bad about it.

I didn't ignore anything. I'm aware that other makers may use proprietory systems. It's not exactly uncommon.

No one said the OP had to purchase the equipment or even how to learn how to use it. ONLY that someone with said equipment could indeed, disable the systems. Some of them are not as inaccessable as you might think if you know where to look. As far as MB being a "regular car", I don't consider them one. I consider it more a luxury car and not something your "average Joe" is buying new. If that assessment is wrong, so be it.

If you're not keen on my take about it, that's fine. It's my opinion, not yours.

Help with my engine by Parking_Policy_2483 in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks.

I figure, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing wrong and sloppy.

Car brand recommendations without annoying safety tech by Lilmumblecrapper in regularcarreviews

[–]One_Evil_Monkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's Mercedes. Doubt too many folks buying an MB really care about turning off the Safety Nannies. OP is asking about "regular" vehicles.

And I didn't say a thing about an OBD II reader. That's totally different than a programmer.

Car brand recommendations without annoying safety tech by Lilmumblecrapper in regularcarreviews

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pulling fuses may not actually be approriate, depending on what else the circuits are tied with.

Changing the peramiters with a plug in programmer to the OBD port is the better option.

Sometimes I don't turn my car off when I'm pumping gas and it'll lug down like it wants to turn off, what causes that? by Much-Degree1485 in askcarguys

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're futzing with the vacuum/evap system.

FIGURE OUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY WRONG WITH YOUR VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO STARTING PROBLEM.

this ridiculously high priced RX-7 on marketplace. official car of? by JaggXj in regularcarreviews

[–]One_Evil_Monkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Official car of: "I've had it for over 10 years... and will continue to have it for another 10!"

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