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Started by Howie, April 29, 2015, 03:23:30 AM

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jduke

#15
May 06, 2015, 07:13:10 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on May 05, 2015, 02:51:14 PM
I open the hood on anything older that a MY 2K and don't even know what I'm looking at. I swear my '08 mF-150 had no spark plugs. I didn't own it long enough to have look for them.

If you lay underneath them you can recognize the drain plugs and oil filters.

I remember sitting on the fender with my bare feet dangling in the engine compartment while my dad adjusted the valves - WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I learned not to get my feet too close to the exhaust pipes and not to touch the sparkplug wires...BTDT took on real meaning to me!!!
You toss a dime in the engine compartment on today's car and you'll never see the dime again.

Monsterlover

#16
May 08, 2015, 06:02:26 AM
^ truth
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducatiz

#17
May 08, 2015, 05:13:07 PM
Quote from: 1.21GW on May 05, 2015, 03:46:13 PM
Nah.  The counterargument is that if Chevy pushes up prices, Ford (or Honda or VW) can keep them low, thereby incentivizes people to buy Fords.  Competition is maintained.  No monopoly threat.

The article I posted seemed to suggest that independent shops will be okay (though I bet they'll have to pay more for proper diagnostic tools) and that the legislated had the support of some aftermarket supply association(s?).



For almost 20 years, the only company making EFI was Bosch.

Right now, all common rail diesel is licensed from Benz

There are far more monopolies than are visible.

Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

DarkMonster620

#18
May 08, 2015, 05:35:24 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on May 08, 2015, 05:13:07 PM
For almost 20 years, the only company making EFI was Bosch.

Right now, all common rail diesel is licensed from BenzBOSCH

There are far more monopolies than are visible.


. . . being the first one to use it, MB . . . now, since that PDF was in my now defunct laptop, I cannot prove myself right . . .  [bang]

Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AM
Ducati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

ducpainter

#19
May 08, 2015, 06:08:20 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on May 08, 2015, 05:13:07 PM
<snip>

There are far more monopolies than are visible.


Too bad we don't discuss that here...

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Duck-Stew

#20
May 26, 2015, 06:45:43 AM
Just a thought I had:

*IF* the manufacturers are successful in patenting their technology and claiming a 'life long right to use' their product, then I suggest the following addition to that bill: 

Make the manufacturer completely responsible for the recycling and ecological disposal of that entire vehicle once that 'life long right to use' has expired (either due to a crash or being worn out or replaced after 'X' # of years).

Thoughts on that?
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

ducatiz

#21
May 27, 2015, 06:41:06 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on May 26, 2015, 06:45:43 AM
Just a thought I had:

*IF* the manufacturers are successful in patenting their technology and claiming a 'life long right to use' their product, then I suggest the following addition to that bill: 

Make the manufacturer completely responsible for the recycling and ecological disposal of that entire vehicle once that 'life long right to use' has expired (either due to a crash or being worn out or replaced after 'X' # of years).

Thoughts on that?

The effort would die at the blastula stage.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

sgollapalle

#22
June 04, 2015, 06:35:34 PM
Quote from: jduke on May 06, 2015, 07:13:10 AM
You toss a dime in the engine compartment on today's car and you'll never see the dime again.
That's coz of the freaking plastic at the bottom that eats them all :-p

But its amazing where things have gone. A few months ago I popped the hood of my woman's 2013 puegot, and I couldn't tell where the engine started and ended  [roll]
granted it's a 3 cylinder POS and the hood is barely a foot long, but I was still expecting to see the engine head, plugs and exhaust manifolds.... nothing!  [bang]
'11 M-696

the_Journeyman

#23
June 05, 2015, 08:44:05 AM
C's Jetta TDI is the same way.  I can at least find the dipstick.

JM
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Howie

#24
June 05, 2015, 10:17:48 AM
Many new cars don't have a dipstick any more.

ducatiz

#25
June 05, 2015, 10:20:54 AM
Quote from: howie on June 05, 2015, 10:17:48 AM
Many new cars don't have a dipstick any more.

Behind the wheel, maybe.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Monsterlover

#26
June 05, 2015, 11:16:28 AM
Quote from: howie on June 05, 2015, 10:17:48 AM
Many new cars don't have a dipstick any more.

What?

Really?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

1.21GW

#27
June 05, 2015, 11:42:26 AM
"I doubt I'm her type---I'm sure she's used to the finer things.  I'm usually broke. I'm kinda sloppy…"

DarkMonster620

#28
June 05, 2015, 11:46:43 AM
Quote from: sgollapalle on June 04, 2015, 06:35:34 PM
That's coz of the freaking plastic at the bottom that eats them all :-p

But its amazing where things have gone. A few months ago I popped the hood of my woman's 2013 puegot, and I couldn't tell where the engine started and ended  [roll]
granted it's a 3 cylinder POS and the hood is barely a foot long, but I was still expecting to see the engine head, plugs and exhaust manifolds.... nothing!  [bang]
107?
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AM
Ducati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Howie

#29
June 05, 2015, 12:53:24 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on June 05, 2015, 11:16:28 AM
What?

Really?

Yep.  Oil level sensor in pan.  Computer figures out average oil level.  You can view it any time you want.  Light comes on when you need a quart/liter. 
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