• Hello out there

    From Jim Haight@1:322/757 to All on Mon Jan 2 15:40:56 2017
    Anyone on this group? Don't know if it is working yet.
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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Jim Haight on Mon Jan 2 19:56:06 2017

    On 2017 Jan 02 15:40:56, you wrote to All:

    @TZUTC: -0500
    @MSGID: 1.fidoautomoti@1:322/757 1ccff0da
    @PID: Synchronet 3.16c-Win32 Aug 14 2015 MSC 1800
    @TID: SBBSecho 2.27-Win32 r1.261 Aug 14 2015 MSC 1800
    Anyone on this group? Don't know if it is working yet.

    group? what group? this is an echo, mon... groups are other things on that interweb thingee ;)


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  • From Jim Haight@1:322/757 to mark lewis on Mon Jan 2 21:41:06 2017
    Re: Hello out there
    By: mark lewis to Jim Haight on Mon Jan 02 2017 07:56 pm

    Anyone on this group? Don't know if it is working yet.
    group? what group? this is an echo, mon... groups are other things on that interweb thingee ;)


    Hahaha! Very well! Good to see this is still happening!
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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to Jim Haight on Mon Jan 2 18:01:00 2017
    Anyone on this group? Don't know if it is working yet.
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    Received you in Kentucky! :) There has not been much traffic lately but
    there is sometimes a discussion or two.

    Mike

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  • From Jim Haight@1:322/757 to Mike Powell on Tue Jan 3 04:51:42 2017
    Re: Hello out there
    By: Mike Powell to Jim Haight on Mon Jan 02 2017 06:01 pm

    I know Mark Hoffman likes to post here and he moderates the WWIV Automotive echo.
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  • From Andy Ball@1:261/38 to Jim Haight on Mon Jan 9 21:29:32 2017
    JH> Anyone on this group? Don't know if it is working yet.

    Happy New Year Jim. :-)

    -Andy Ball

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  • From Mike Luther@1:117/100 to Andy Ball on Mon Jan 9 21:36:10 2017
    Well depends on telecommunications - may be!

    JH> Anyone on this group? Don't know if it is working yet.

    Happy New Year Jim. :-)

    -Andy Ball

    How do you possibly automotive help when there may even be a sort of up and down coming of a sort of new 'definition' for EMP we could badly need a good echo like this. When that morphs, one way up or down shall we 'prophesize' as an AutoMagneticPulse, or even worse, AutoMaybePulse?

    How do we ever go forward when near anyone can robot hack a future auto?

    Mike Luther as N117/100C still in College Station, Texas... Who when this was just FidoNet and there wasn't an Internet, as even a ham in 1952, wandered into
    the Citizen's Band with a lousy car that would only get about 10MPG with a 20 gallon gas tank and whose cute name on CB was 'Empty Hole'

    Smiley Still



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  • From Andy Ball@1:261/38 to Mike Luther on Thu Jan 12 22:05:54 2017

    Hello Mike,

    ML> How do you possibly automotive help when there may even be a sort of up and
    > down coming of a sort of new 'definition' for EMP we could badly need a good
    > echo like this...

    Either this lost something in translation or you just failed the Turing Test. ;-)

    -Andy Ball

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  • From Mark Hofmann@1:261/1304 to Jim Haight on Sun Jan 15 09:56:12 2017

    I know Mark Hoffman likes to post here and he moderates the WWIV
    Automotive echo.

    I'm still here. Just caught up on the messages over here today.

    After Roy's passing, I decided to do the moderating on the Automotive echo. Sorry for the lack of posts recently. I don't do much with the vehicles in the
    winter (or at least try not to).

    The last auto project that I completed was in the fall. Our 2001 Durango needed a new A/C compressor since the bearing were shot and it was noisy as hell. Not when the clutch was engaged, but when it was just spinning on the pully.

    This was my first A/C job, so it was a learning experience. I also needed lots
    of extra gear. Long story short after a few issues, I finally got it completed
    properly. I replaced the A/C compressor and A/C accumulator. One of the most important things is getting the proper gaskets for each connection. RockAuto has a kit with all the gaskets, but you have to experiment as to which one is the proper one for each connection.

    I also ended up having to replace the ECM/computer on the truck. It was randomly not starting (not even turning on the fuel pump, etc). Mostly would happen when it was hot outside.

    To experiement, I removed the computer and put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. Then re-connected it to the truck and it fired right up.

    I then bought a reconditioned ECM, which they programmed to my VIN, installed it and everything is good to go.

    Now we just need to some snow to drive around in..

    - Mark

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  • From Jim Haight@1:322/757 to Mark Hofmann on Mon Jan 16 18:53:26 2017
    Re: Re: Hello out there
    By: Mark Hofmann to Jim Haight on Sun Jan 15 2017 09:56 am

    I'm still here. Just caught up on the messages over here today.

    After Roy's passing, I decided to do the moderating on the Automotive echo. Sorry for the lack of posts recently. I don't do much with the vehicles in the winter (or at least try not to).
    The last auto project that I completed was in the fall. Our 2001 Durango needed a new A/C compressor since the bearing were shot and it was noisy as hell. Not when the clutch was engaged, but when it was just spinning on the pully.
    This was my first A/C job, so it was a learning experience. I also needed lots of extra gear. Long story short after a few issues, I finally got it completed properly. I replaced the A/C compressor and A/C accumulator. One of the most important things is getting the proper gaskets for each connection. RockAuto has a kit with all the gaskets, but you have to experiment as to which one is the proper one for each connection.
    I also ended up having to replace the ECM/computer on the truck. It was randomly not starting (not even turning on the fuel pump, etc). Mostly would happen when it was hot outside.

    My fido was down because my NC had to get a new motherboard for his server. I am back up and running again.
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  • From Jim Haight@1:322/757 to Andy Ball on Mon Jan 16 18:54:26 2017
    Re: Hello out there
    By: Andy Ball to Jim Haight on Mon Jan 09 2017 09:29 pm

    Anyone on this group? Don't know if it is working yet.
    Happy New Year Jim. :-)
    -Andy Ball

    Happy New Year to you too Andy!
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