jporter12

I don't do much, I'm pretty f'n lazy, actually! Strictly Street is the man in your area that can get you going! Based on it being a HP, I bet it IS a driver issue. I ahve one that I take care of that sometimes when I do a destructive recovery on, it needs help to get it going again. I've never reloaded a PC as many times as I have that POS HP..... It doesn't get much use any more....

Cycle world is the mag that had the Neil Peart interview. That is a good magazine, also.

Wow, I'm not as dumb as I remembered!

I THINK Motorcyclist is the one that did an interview several years ago with Neal Peart of the band Rush! Really cool dude, and pretty hardcore rider! Here's the book that he wrote, and was talked about in the article about him: http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=1550225464

Wow! A hat would've been nice! I have a bunch, but always liek to have a variety to pick from!

Legality. I'm not saying I have ever done such a thing, and I'm not NOT saying it either... I though cam/crank sensor issue also, but TYPICALLY those will cause a worse problem, unless the misfire truly IS random.

Why am I thinking that the rear sunk before the front on the real Titanic?

I think the shops rate is 75. That has almost DOUBLED in the 10 years I've been there, and we're still below most of the others in the area! Costs are through the roof! We also do body work, which has a totally different (almost confusing) rate structure.

I don't understand! The human mind, when it sees something such as this, will now think that it's not AS wrong as it once was to do this illegal act. Izirite????

I have a sub to Motorcyclist. I found a deal on it about a year ago, got 2 years for something like $10-20. I've read a few really cool interviews in that rag over the years, even before I rode, when I was just a rider wannabe!

I don't run it, but my good friends does, and there are only 3 of us techs there. Chevysoldier works with us, too. It's called Coutryside Auto. I'm only posting because it was asked, I'm no way trying to promote the shop. I need to talk to Ben, and the owner of the shop about maybe being a sponsor.

Way to go Fonz! My lazy ass feels the cold and rushes back to the couch!

and..... Are you looking for someone that gives a damn? Sorry, but my give a damn's busted....

I'm surprised that didn't cause the PCM to throw out the MAF data as invalid, rely on the MAP as a backup, and throw the light on to tell you that you're an idiot!

REALLY close to what I get on the desktop (wired), other than I don't think my upload has ever gone over .73.

Weird. At those speeds you shouldn't be seeing a difference! Is that after trying mutiple times each way?

It went NWS (or at least not work appropriate) LONG before that!

I despise how vague their invoice is! At worst, our's are MUCH more detailed than that. We used to be vague like that, but it just ended up causing US headaches when we would look up history due to failed parts, new problems that could be related to an old problem, etc.... We put the supplier's part numbers on the invoices MOST of the time, or at LEAST a good description of the part to know where we got it from.... Most stuff we use is OE or Carquest, so if it has an OE number, we went to the dealer, otherwise, carquest, and we use their better lines of parts, unless the customer wants to try to trim some off the bill. It really helps to be sure what we DID put on it though! With brakes, Carquest has up to 4 or more different levels of pads we can get! It helps to know what we're dealing with!

Too bad there are MANY shops out there, and even MORE stealerships that fix cars this way. Scope FTW! A faulty coil can be tracked down with a scope. Easily with an ignition scope. A DVOM CAN find faulty coils. Most of the time, when we see a bad coil, bad enough to cause a problem, we can find it by seeing what the spark looks like. Also, a scope on the O2 sensor can tell whether to problem is fuel or ignition, usually BEFORE it misfires. I don't even remember which way is which, but there will be "noise" in the waveform, and whether it's on top or bottom will tell you fuel or ignition. It's not a technique I use very often, as I can usually tell by other means. They went to the cats when the light came back on with an efficiency code after they thought the misfire was gone. The cat efficiency test that the PCM runs CANNOT be accurate with an engine that may be missing. I'm going to call the cat codes bogus until the misfires are 100% gone. It could be running rich or lean just enough to keep it from throwing a code for either, but still cause the cat not be work like it should.

Have you been reading it? Ya.....See what ya get for messing with sam about his busa>nothing tag?

I do some of that stuff in addition to that car stuff that I do for a living! I just don't have much time to do much of it anymore!

The bikes get NGK's, the GM's get A/C delco (it seems that some are made my NGK now anyway) and the Dodge beater get's Champion. I'm picky like that.

Unfortunately, a code reader isn't going to give him anything useful. A full scan tool will, but knowing how the data in the datastream means is beyond most people. MAF/MAP/IAT/TPS/ECT, etc..... aren't USUALLY going to cause a problem such as a misfire that is severe enough to cause the MIL (Check engine, service engine light Malfunction Indicator Lamp) to flash. I'd have to double check to be sure, but it has to be a condition that causes the engine to pollute enough to damage the catalytic converter to flash the light.