RE: [DML] Serious Megasquirt Question

["DarkStar Media" <darkstarmedia@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In that rare case u can usually call another tow company and AAA will
reimburse you.  In one case where I was about 80 miles away from my
destination, AAA's company for that area wouldn't send a driver because they
did not want to drive that far.

I called another tow company (as instructed) and AAA took care of me after
the fact.

Also keep in mind that AAA is different  from state to state.

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Stephen Rice
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:15 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DML] Serious Megasquirt Question

  

The driver can deny to tow your car. I've been there and I canceled AAA
shortly after that incident.

-Steve Rice
#16510

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:04 AM, DarkStar Media <darkstarmedia@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:darkstarmedia%40comcast.net> > wrote:
> Actually AAA will tow you wherever you want to go.  If you elect to 
> have yourself towed to a closed tire shop, who's fault is it?
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>  
> [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> ] 
> On Behalf Of
> content22207
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:21 AM
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> Subject: Re: [DML] Serious Megasquirt Question
>
>
>
> As I explained in Message #84549 I have two ignition modules in my 
> car: the Duraspark module that is my primary ignition controller, and 
> the original Bosch unit which is currently sitting idle. Because no 
> wiring mods were made, I can switch between them at will: if the 
> Duraspark unit ever fails, all I have to do is plug the Bosch module in
and get right back on the road.
>
> Duraspark modules are of course stock items at all parts houses, but 
> that wouldn't do me any good after hours (like now: I've just gotten 
> in from a nocturnal drive back to North Carolina).
>
> I also carry a full size 50,000 mile steel belted radial spare tire. 
> If I ever get a flat tire in the middle of the night (or during 
> daylight hours on a weekend), I can get right back on the road. I 
> could drive through state after state after state on my spare, at 
> highway speeds, if necessary. I did drive all over the DC area on it 
> once looking for an in stock 235/60-15 tire (sliced sidewall -- no way 
> to repair that). Note that AAA will only tow you to one tire shop and 
> leave you there -- if the shop is closed, or if they don't have your 
> tire size in stock, you're screwed. Any owner who doesn't carry a 
> usable spare tire is just asking for trouble, especially with pavement 
> coming apart these days (the jagged edge of a pothole claimed my 
> sidewall). There also is a lot of crap on the roads that can puncture a
tire (does AAA plug tires on the side of the road?).
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> , "Owen"
> <omalbec@...> wrote:
>>
>> What is your contingency plan today should your stock Ignition 
>> Control
> Unit craps out (it is 30+ years old after all)? Or your stock RPM 
> relay? Or your fuel pump? Or.... we can play this game all night. It 
> doesn't matter one iota if your fuel delivery is mechanical if your 
> spark control is electronic.
>>
>> I for one believe that whether one is K-Jetted, carburetted or EFI'd, 
>> AAA
> or classic insurance with towing package is probably a prudent 
> investment. I don't care what your fueling mechanism, if you lose your 
> spark control, you're screwed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>  
>> <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "content22207" <brobertson@> wrote:
>> >
>> > I mean controller replacement. My little brother had to replace the
> onboard computer in his Oldsmobile not too long ago. For some reason 
> the thing died while he was at work.
>> >
>> > Onboard electronics do die. I helped a DeLorean owner last year 
>> > whose
> Bosch ignition module had died (his dead ECU donated the harness 
> connector for the adapter my Duraspark module is using).
>> >
>> > All electronic devices are subject to failure. It is 
>> > unrealistically
> optimistic to claim that one's own devices will never fail. If I was 
> totally dependent upon an onboard controller for my fuel delivery, I 
> would definitely have a contingency plan.
>> >
>> > Bill Robertson
>> > #5939
>> >
>> >
>> > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>  
>> > <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "DarkStar Media" <darkstarmedia@> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Define "dies"...
>> > >
>> > > If the computer shorts out it's dead anyway and no laptop or 
>> > > phone will do anything about it, just like any ECU.
>> > >
>> > > Baring that they are extremely reliable and once setup just run 
>> > > and
> run.
>> > >
>> > > If there is a re-boot while running (usually only if you are 
>> > > screwing with
>> > > it) you see a hiccup but the MS ECU tends to recover before the 
>> > > engine drops more than 100rpm (think slight stumble).
>> > >
>> > > Richard
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>  
>> > > <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> > > <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>  
>> > > <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > ] On Behalf Of
>> > > content22207
>> > > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 3:31 PM
>> > > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>  
>> > > <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > Subject: [DML] Serious Megasquirt Question
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > If the onboard controller dies, do you have to reload all the 
>> > > fuel maps from scratch? If so, is there a smartphone interface so 
>> > > you don't have to upload them from a laptop?
>> > >
>> > > I'm thinking about what happens if the controller dies while 
>> > > you're on a trip.
>> > >
>> > > On my own car I am only dependent upon the ignition ECU, and I 
>> > > carry a spare for that (Duraspark is my primary ECU and the 
>> > > original Bosch unit is my backup).
>> > >
>> > > Bill Robertson
>> > > #5939
>> > >
>> >
>>
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