> -----Original Message----- > I'm in DC for the Holidays. Wanna come up to Mike Cohee's house? Sheesh. It's an 11-hour drive to Charlotte for me. I dunno if I could make another long trip like that in between those bookends. :P > DeLoreans come late in blissful age when you could actually work on > own car. Only three onboard electronic modules (Lambda, CIS, and > Ignition), and they are not integrated. Can jetison all but ignition > (if PRV distributor was set up for breaker points even that would be > optional. But trust me -- you don't want points). Rest of engine > responds solely to ITSELF. Even fuel injection is vacuum driven. This is good to know as my DeLorean will be a budget job. Can it pass emissions test without Lambda and CIS? > New rocket science cars are totally dependent on onboard computers. > Fuel is metered with electic signals. Ignition coil packs fire > according to computer instructions, not camshaft rotation. I've even > heard that some cars now have no direct connection between pedal and > throttle plates (or whatever now regulates air into engine). Give me a > break. I know. Grr. > BTW: What year and model is your truck? Which engine? 1998 Ford Ranger XLT. Engine is 3.0L. Trans is 4-speed auto. Yeah, I know. Sad, isn't it? Oh, and I think I've traced the strange humming to the power steering. Might be the pump failing. Damnit. Farrar To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cg7miqu/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1071903989/A=1524963/R=0/*http://hits.411web.com /cgi-bin/autoredir?camp=556&lineid=3614674?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=259154171> _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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