25 Dec
2004
25 Dec
'04
3:08 a.m.
At 10:23 AM 12/25/04 +0000, you wrote:
Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:
My '85 Nissan truck has something similar. I think most cars do. FWIW my
'70 Plymouth Superbird did the same thing but much simpler. They simply put
a electrical solenoid on the side of the carburator. With certain
accessories (don't remember which ones) were on, power was applied to the
solenoid and it's plunger raised up about 1/8" and pushed up the arm
connected to the trottle on the carburator. Very simply and effective.
Joe
Ummm, I started the off-topicness here, so
I'll try to end it by putting
forward these questions:
- What is the most odd computer you've encountered in a car's drivetrain?
- What is the largest computer you've fit into a car?
- What is the computer that gave Jay a flat tire en route to VCF East this
year?
Most odd computer must be the little microprocessor controller thingy
that lives under the seat in an old-shape Nissan Micra. All it does is
detect if you've turned on the lights, heater fan, heated rear window,
or if the engine cooling fan has turned on. If one of these things is
on, it turns on a little solenoid valve on the side of the carb to
increase the idle speed a little. For this they use (IIRC) an 8042
microcontroller.