Turn off or Idle?
Oct 24, 2023 09:59:42 #
bobups
Loc: Bath pa
Then there are also tsb’s which are technical service bulletins that are service problems but don’t require a recall such as my rear venting always on heat all summer long.took car for service and told them they said it’s a problem with my model.
Oct 24, 2023 10:07:14 #
agillot wrote:
Stop and go is not that great for an engine , you save 1/10 mile per gallon????. also in an automatic trans , you need an electric oil pump to keep the system under pressure . Also , how long dies the starter last ?? . There is a gadget that plug into the obd2 plug to cancel that shut off .
That's my gripe. My sister had to replace the alternator on her Citroen Picasso (don't think that's available over there) but the Alternator / Starter is a combined unit. Mega £'s. Luckily a local mechanic found one at a reliable breakers (that he was happy to guarantee) but still considerable spondoolies.
Also, an engine only stops in a certain no. of locations, depending on its configuration, so are we looking at starter ring replacements? That's not a cheap job either.
Oct 24, 2023 10:43:18 #
bobups wrote:
There are safety and non safety such as peeling paint
In the 1990s, they thought they could save money on paint. That didn't work out very well for customers. Lots of cars from that time period had their paint peel off.
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-US-car-companies-seem-to-have-problems-with-paint-quality-peeling-or-fading-paint-during-the-late-1980s-and-into-the-1990s
https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/stove-huggers-the-non-studebaker-forum/66270-why-do-so-many-cars-from-the-late-1980s-and-into-the-1990s-have-peeling-paint
Oct 24, 2023 10:50:24 #
bobups
Loc: Bath pa
I worked at ford in the late 70’s they had the ford Granada which had a galvanized cowl. The paint wouldn’t stick so we would sand down with 80 grit and prime and then paint
Oct 24, 2023 11:35:59 #
bobups wrote:
I worked at ford in the late 70’s they had the ford Granada which had a galvanized cowl. The paint wouldn’t stick so we would sand down with 80 grit and prime and then paint
Interesting.
Oct 24, 2023 12:41:50 #
John N wrote:
Also, an engine only stops in a certain no. of locations, depending on its configuration, so are we looking at starter ring replacements? That's not a cheap job either.
Back when I was in college I had a used pickup that developed a an intermittent starting problem. Mechanic said that the described starter ring (he called it a ring gear) had to be worn in one of the three places where it stopped. It kept damaging the gear on the starter and I got real good at replacing that gear. He ordered a new one which was much delayed in arrival because incompetence at the source. Then when the ring gear finally arrived, he tore into the vehicle and found that the existing ring gear was just fine. A previous owner had replaced the ring gear with one a bit smaller and compensated with a slightly larger starter gear. That worked for a while.
Till I got that fixed, I tried to park on a hill so I could coast and get the pickup started if necessary. I was glad to have a manual transmission.
Oct 24, 2023 12:47:28 #
[quote=jerryc41]In the 1990s, they thought they could save money on paint. That didn't work out very well for customers. Lots of cars from that time period had their paint peel off.]
Reminds me of what co-worker told me about. A relative invented a great car wax back when they used enamel paint on cars. Unfortunately, about the time he got it on the market they switched to lacquer and his wax damaged lacquer. He bought a lot of paint jobs.
Reminds me of what co-worker told me about. A relative invented a great car wax back when they used enamel paint on cars. Unfortunately, about the time he got it on the market they switched to lacquer and his wax damaged lacquer. He bought a lot of paint jobs.
Oct 24, 2023 13:16:36 #
halraiser wrote:
Back when I was in college I had a used pickup tha... (show quote)
I've seen that situation before where the ring gear was missing some teeth. Pushing or rocking usually did the trick.
Oct 24, 2023 13:17:21 #
[quote=halraiser]
Almost funny.
jerryc41 wrote:
In the 1990s, they thought they could save money on paint. That didn't work out very well for customers. Lots of cars from that time period had their paint peel off.]
Reminds me of what co-worker told me about. A relative invented a great car wax back when they used enamel paint on cars. Unfortunately, about the time he got it on the market they switched to lacquer and his wax damaged lacquer. He bought a lot of paint jobs.
Reminds me of what co-worker told me about. A relative invented a great car wax back when they used enamel paint on cars. Unfortunately, about the time he got it on the market they switched to lacquer and his wax damaged lacquer. He bought a lot of paint jobs.
Almost funny.
Oct 25, 2023 11:30:08 #
bobups wrote:
I had a 70's era Ford Granada but didn't have any problems with the paint - which was a kind of ugly green color. However, I had a Ford E350 van that had the paint peeling off the roof. I would drag out my ladder and touch-up the paint which wasn't too much of a problem since the van was white. It did have that humongous V-10 engine that I wish it didn't have but it did have something I did need - a wheelchair lift for the wife. That lift also came in handy when I needed to transport large, heavy items like a snow throwing machine, a compressor and other things.I worked at ford in the late 70’s they had the ford Granada which had a galvanized cowl. The paint wouldn’t stick so we would sand down with 80 grit and prime and then paint
Oct 25, 2023 11:49:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Also a twist with a socket wrench and breaker bar on the crankshaft pulley nut would work, especially if you had an automatic tranny.I've seen that situation before where the ring gear was missing some teeth. Pushing or rocking usually did the trick.
Oct 25, 2023 12:10:42 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Also a twist with a socket wrench and breaker bar on the crankshaft pulley nut would work, especially if you had an automatic tranny.
Oct 25, 2023 12:13:18 #
When I went to the doctor on Tuesday, there was a man sitting in a big SUV with the engine running and the lights on. He seemed to be reading his phone or something. When I left, forty-five minutes later, he was still sitting there with the engine running. It was neither hot or cold out.
Oct 25, 2023 12:38:21 #
Oct 25, 2023 14:34:03 #
bobups wrote:
Maybe charging phone?
Of course I don't know about that particular SUV, but my Ram 1500 has a 12V outlet that remains hot all the time, no need to have the key on to charge something. I had a previous vehicle that offered that as an option which I selected by moving a fuse to a different site.
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