Category Archives: Automotive

Ford Hates Oil Pressure Gauges

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Brian

Back when Ford was making the jelly-bean shaped pickups, they wired a pressure switch signal to the pressure gauge (instead of a real pressure signal).  This had the effect of moving the needle on the oil pressure gauge to one … Continue reading →

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Jetta TDI ECU Hose

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Brian

A common problem with these cars is that a little rubber hose inside the ECU housing gets old and splits. I’ve been taking things apart to see if I can find anything that got wet and decided to take the … Continue reading →

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The EPA Hates the Environment

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Brian

Looking at the EPA’s website, notice almost all of the top-rated vehicles are hybrids, which have about double the complexity of an engine-only vehicle. Also notice most of these cars get a combined rating of around 42 MPG. I estimate … Continue reading →

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Economy of Fritz Von Eric

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Brian

Here is a chart of the fuel performance my cheap diesel econo-box has got to date. I still can’t get over that the US government is interfering with the automotive market to the point that the same car in the … Continue reading →

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