Engine Management Electronics Has Made Our Cars Very Delicate

Yes the speed sensor is for the cruise control but has other functions as

If you have car trouble and are lucky enough to find a frustrated rocket
scientist like Glenn to fix your car, your're going to be okay.

You lose most of the other mechanics in this world where the Hall Effect
reluctor begins. That explains why you can find so many late models on the
junk heap...their owners have thrown in the towel when their electronics
cashed in.

Electronics have made cars very delicate when they should be made very
rugged. The real world out there is ugly. Delicateness is for the
boudoir, not the road. Here's an experiment you can do at home to prove my
point. Find yourself a pre-electronic car like a '54 Buick. Hook up the
battery backwards so + is - and - is +. Nothing happens. Then, do the
same with your 300C. All your circuits are instantly fried and your car is
fit for the junk heap.

 

Here's an experiment for you. Run your '54 Buick for 100,000 miles with
no maintenance other than oil changes (no spark plugs, plug wires,
points, etc.). Now run your 300C for the same distance with the same
conditions. Tell me which one is still running well. Those old cars
were so fragile and required time consuming maintenance to keep them
running.


Matt

 

Nomen Nescio blurted:

Wasn't so long ago that you were complaining about mechanical
speedometers! You demanded optical systems that would scan the roadway,
like a computer mouse.

 

I agree. While they were a simpler design and easy to work on, they
needed things more often.

I remember our 1965 Dodge loved to stall in the middle of
intersections, meaning it was time to replace the points.

Also, having to change at least one tire on a long trip was pretty much
a given. The tires of today provide more value than their counterparts
of 50 years ago.

-Kirk Matheson

 

I remember a trip to college. Two flats on the way.

 

I agree. While they were a simpler design and easy to work on, they

The old bankrupt-era chryslers were always good for a reboot along the way.
They'd just quit in the road, you'd get out, raise the hood, walk around the
car a couple of times, and then get back in and it would fire right up.

That was pre-microsoft.

While I don't normally condone posting in Nomen's threads I had to admit
y'all caught my interest.