On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
> ['old' Bendix drive? :-)]
It's like "old MS-DOS"
> Disclaimer: as to those newfangled Fords made after the 1970s, I've no
> idea what sort of peculiar things go on under their hoods (bonnets),
> and I don't really want to know, but I hear that some don't even use
> spark plugs, distributors or carburators. All of the new (post 1970s)
> motorcars are too strange for my tastes; weird machines, extremely
> weird and overly complex, and cheaply built, machines with expensive
> price tags.
OK
Should automotive discussions follow the same 10 year rule, or should we
set the bar at 20 years for automotive?
You talked about insulating starter wires. The "brain" (computer) for the
1968 and on VW squareback fool injection was heat sensitive. A few of
them were actually DESTROYED (needing somebody of Tony's ability to
repair) when auto paint shops baked new paint jobs.
> Have engineers forgotten how to design things that work properly while
> not being overly complex? It appears that needlessly complex gadgetry
> has replaced functionality.
A glance at modern (OT) computers or software will answer THAT question.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred
Received on Thu Jun 13 2002 - 12:51:59 BST