On Fri, 2 May 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> --- "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwightk.elvey_at_amd.com> wrote:
> > Many cars of this time frame may not have a vacuum advance.
> > I know my Fiat Spider doesn't( I think the VW's did though ).
>
> Depends on the exact model and year. Many do; some do not.
>
> > Still, most any auto is just full of analog computing elements.
>
> The carburetor is full of them. EFI (Bosch Electronic Fuel Injection)
> was available on "Type IVs" (Squarebacks and Fastbacks) in the late
> 1960s, then later on MicroBuses (like my 1975 and 1976 ones). It's
> clearly an analog computer with a network of sensors, comparators
> and actuators. There's even instructions floating around on how to
> do component-level diagnosis.
But Fuel Injection is not a carburetor - same objective, but
different critter.
- don
> -ethan
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Received on Fri May 02 2003 - 23:05:00 BST