HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 22 January
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 14:05:14 -0700
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave

                    ---------------------------------------
                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 22 JAN 93
                    ---------------------------------------


M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     UPS  BOU
     ---  ---
00Z:      3.4
01Z:      3.5
02Z:      3.2
03Z:      3.5
04Z:      3.2
05Z: 3.0  2.8
06Z:      2.8
07Z:      3.0
08Z:      2.8
09Z:      3.0
10Z:      3.2
11Z:      3.0
12Z:      3.2
13Z:      3.0
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      UPS  POI  BOU  OTI
     ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       3.9  6.4
01Z:       4.0  4.6
02Z:       4.0  3.7
03Z:       3.9  3.1
04Z:       3.9  2.3
05Z:  1.8  3.4  2.3
06Z:       3.3  2.5
07Z:       3.8  2.6
08Z:            3.6
09Z:            3.6
10Z:            3.8
11Z:            3.7
12Z:            3.5
13Z:            3.5  5.2
14Z:                 5.9
15Z:                 6.9
16Z:                 8.9
17Z:                 8.9
18Z:                 7.9
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000)
--------------------------------------------------------------

      UPS  BOU
     ---- ----
00Z:      21.8
01Z:      16.3
02Z:      12.0
03Z:      10.7
04Z:       7.2
05Z:  5.5  6.6
06Z:       7.0
07Z:       7.9
08Z:       9.9
09Z:      10.6
10Z:      12.0
11Z:      11.3
12Z:      11.4
13Z:      10.5
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT
-------------------------------------------

NO TEC DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE
 

LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC:

UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)


DESCRIPTIVE CODES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE FOF2 AND M(3000) SECTIONS:

          A = Blanketing Sporadic E
          B = Complete Absorption
          C = Equipment Problems
          D = Frequency Higher than Equipment
          E = Frequency Lower than Equipment
          F = Spread Echoes
          G = FOF2 is less than FOF1
          I = Smoothed Value
          R = Attenuation


     TEC values in this experimental daily report have not been checked
     for errors and may occasionally contain a few.  Total electron
     content values are given in units of 10^15 electrons per square meter.
From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 20 January
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 01:27:54 -0700
Followp-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc

                    ---------------------------------------
                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 20 JAN 93
                    ---------------------------------------


M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     UPS  BOU
     ---  ---
00Z:      3.3
01Z: 2.7  3.2
02Z: 2.7  3.5
03Z: 2.9  3.0
04Z: 2.8  3.0
05Z: 3.2  2.8
06Z:      2.8
07Z:      3.0
08Z:      3.1
09Z:      2.8
10Z:      2.8
11Z:      2.8
12Z:      3.0
13Z:      2.8
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      UPS  POI  BOU  OTI
     ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       4.0  7.6
01Z:  4.6  4.1  7.0
02Z:  3.8  3.5  4.6
03Z:  3.2  3.1  2.9
04Z:  2.6  2.8  2.7
05Z:  1.9  2.6  2.8
06Z:       2.9  3.0
07Z:       3.7  3.3
08Z:            3.4
09Z:            3.3
10Z:            3.3
11Z:            3.5
12Z:            3.5
13Z:            3.5  5.1
14Z:                 5.6
15Z:                 6.8
16Z:                 7.2
17Z:                 7.4
18Z:                 8.4
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000)
--------------------------------------------------------------

      UPS  BOU
     ---- ----
00Z:      25.1
01Z: 12.2 22.8
02Z: 10.3 16.1
03Z:  9.3  8.7
04Z:  7.3  8.1
05Z:  6.2  8.0
06Z:       8.4
07Z:       9.7
08Z:      10.5
09Z:       9.4
10Z:       9.1
11Z:       9.8
12Z:      10.3
13Z:      10.0
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT
-------------------------------------------

NO TEC DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE
 

LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC:

UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)


DESCRIPTIVE CODES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE FOF2 AND M(3000) SECTIONS:

          A = Blanketing Sporadic E
          B = Complete Absorption
          C = Equipment Problems
          D = Frequency Higher than Equipment
          E = Frequency Lower than Equipment
          F = Spread Echoes
          G = FOF2 is less than FOF1
          I = Smoothed Value
          R = Attenuation


     TEC values in this experimental daily report have not been checked
     for errors and may occasionally contain a few.  Total electron
     content values are given in units of 10^15 electrons per square meter.
From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 26 January
Date: 27 Jan 93 07:09:47 GMT
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave


                    ---------------------------------------
                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 26 JAN 93
                    ---------------------------------------


M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     BOU  UPS
     ---  ---
00Z: 3.3
01Z: 3.2  2.7
02Z: 3.2  2.7
03Z: 3.0  3.0
04Z: 3.2  3.0
05Z: 3.1  2.7
06Z: 3.0
07Z: 3.0
08Z: 2.9
09Z: 2.8
10Z: 3.0
11Z: 3.3
12Z: 3.1
13Z: 2.8
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      BOU  UPS  POI  OTI
     ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  8.0       3.7
01Z:  7.4  2.9  3.7
02Z:  5.8  2.6  3.4
03Z:  4.9  2.1  3.2
04Z:  4.1  2.1  3.0
05Z:  3.4  2.0  3.3
06Z:  3.4       3.1
07Z:  3.9       3.6
08Z:  3.9
09Z:  4.0
10Z:  4.2
11Z:  3.9
12Z:  3.4
13Z:  2.9            5.0
14Z:                 6.3
15Z:                 7.3
16Z:                 9.2
17Z:                 8.8
18Z:                 7.9
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000)
--------------------------------------------------------------

      BOU  UPS
     ---- ----
00Z: 26.4
01Z: 24.1  7.8
02Z: 18.3  6.9
03Z: 14.9  6.2
04Z: 13.1  6.4
05Z: 10.5  5.3
06Z: 10.4
07Z: 11.5
08Z: 11.3
09Z: 11.2
10Z: 12.6
11Z: 13.1
12Z: 10.5
13Z:  8.1
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT
-------------------------------------------

NO TEC DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE
 

LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC:

BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)


DESCRIPTIVE CODES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE FOF2 AND M(3000) SECTIONS:

          A = Blanketing Sporadic E
          B = Complete Absorption
          C = Equipment Problems
          D = Frequency Higher than Equipment
          E = Frequency Lower than Equipment
          F = Spread Echoes
          G = FOF2 is less than FOF1
          I = Smoothed Value
          R = Attenuation


     TEC values in this experimental daily report have not been checked
     for errors and may occasionally contain a few.  Total electron
     content values are given in units of 10^15 electrons per square meter.
From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 23 January
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 12:27:08 -0700
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave

                    ---------------------------------------
                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 23 JAN 93
                    ---------------------------------------

                         NO DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE
From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
Subject: My List of Mail Order Electronics Companies
Date: 21 Jan 93 10:51:23 EST
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.electronics
Organization: Kendall Square Research Corp.
From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Subject: FT747 mod file
Keywords: mods
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 01:02:05 GMT


copied from packet:

 Msg# TSF  Size #Rd  Date  Time From   MsgID        To
32967 BF   2113   0 13-Jan 1136 F1LOU  30521_ON7RC  YAESU@WW ()
 Sb: FT747GX MODS


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    GENERAL COVERAGE MOD FOR YAESU FT-747GX
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.)  Remove top cover like explained in your OPERATING MANUAL.

2.)  On backside of display unit there is a brown jumper wire near the large
     ribbon cable.

3.)  Cut this jumper wire.

4.)  Turn radio on and set display for 12.345.6 and then turn radio off and
     then back on.

5.)  This enables the general coverage mode and a GEN display will appears on
     at the top of the LCD display.

6.)  Reassemble the unit.  It will now transmit between 1.5 and 30 MHZ.


73's de Phil, F1LOU @ ON7RC.BT.BEL.EU
======================================================================
Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk.  And
DO NOT transmit outside of legal bands!  WA2ISE
From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 25 January
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:09:23 -0700
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave

                    ---------------------------------------
                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 25 JAN 93
                    ---------------------------------------


M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     UPS  BOU
     ---  ---
00Z:      3.3
01Z: 2.9  3.2
02Z:      3.4
03Z:      3.0
04Z:      3.0
05Z: 2.9  2.8
06Z:      2.9
07Z:      3.0
08Z:      2.9
09Z:      3.0
10Z:      3.3
11Z:      3.3
12Z:      2.8
13Z:      3.3
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      POI  UPS  BOU  OTI
     ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.0  2.4  6.2
01Z:  3.9  2.1  4.7
02Z:  4.0       4.0
03Z:  4.0       3.3
04Z:  3.8       2.9
05Z:  3.4  1.9  3.0
06Z:  3.5       3.1
07Z:  3.9       3.7
08Z:            3.4
09Z:            3.6
10Z:            3.7
11Z:            3.2
12Z:            3.2
13Z:            2.9  5.0
14Z:                 6.3
15Z:                 7.3
16Z:                 7.8
17Z:                 8.1
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000)
--------------------------------------------------------------

      UPS  BOU
     ---- ----
00Z:      20.8
01Z:  6.1 15.0
02Z:      13.6
03Z:       9.9
04Z:       8.8
05Z:  5.5  8.5
06Z:       9.0
07Z:      11.3
08Z:       9.9
09Z:      10.6
10Z:      12.4
11Z:      10.7
12Z:       8.8
13Z:       9.7
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT
-------------------------------------------

NO TEC DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE
 

LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC:

POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)


DESCRIPTIVE CODES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE FOF2 AND M(3000) SECTIONS:

          A = Blanketing Sporadic E
          B = Complete Absorption
          C = Equipment Problems
          D = Frequency Higher than Equipment
          E = Frequency Lower than Equipment
          F = Spread Echoes
          G = FOF2 is less than FOF1
          I = Smoothed Value
          R = Attenuation


     TEC values in this experimental daily report have not been checked
     for errors and may occasionally contain a few.  Total electron
     content values are given in units of 10^15 electrons per square meter.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info
From: wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (robert.f.casey)
Subject: ft890 mod file
Keywords: mods
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:53:16 GMT

copied from packet:
 Msg# T{ize #Rd  Date  Time From   MsgID        To
32972 BF   2276   0 13-Jan 1142 F1LOU  30527_ON7RC  YAESU@WW ()
 Sb: FT890 MODS

                   YAESU FT890/AT mod.  TX 1,5 to 30 MHZ.
                   ======================================
 
 - Disconnect FT890 from all connections.
 
 - Open tranceiver like explained in your "OPERATING MANUAL".
 
 - Locate on the "CONTROL UNIT" jumper point JW 3001 and close it with solder.
 
 - Close tranceiver back and reconnect power.
 
 - Push PROC, AGC-F, IPO, ATT while power ON.
 
 - Now the display shows two digits of numbers and tree of letters (i.e 13 OFF)
   Rotate main knob and set the display to "02 ON". Now press the PROC button.
 
 - Power OFF and then back ON. It's all!
 
 - Now every time you want, you can change the programation, but you will
   allways lose the memories.
 
 - Other settings than "02 ON" are of no interest. This one give you 100 w
   and automatic antenna tuning between 1,5 and 30 mhz.
 
 
    73's de Phil, F1LOU @ ON7RC.BT.BEL.EU
 =========================================================================
Note: I haven't tried or verified this, proceed at your own risk, and
do not transmit outside of legal bands!  WA2ISE
From: qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Aamir Hafeez Qazi)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Lexus Commercials
Date: 25 Jan 1993 04:15:00 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4

In article <1993Jan24.054853.18849@scott.skidmore.edu> jdrout@scott.skidmore.edu (JTD is lost) writes:
>
>Does anyone remember the Nissan ad (my favourite) when the narrator
>quips "I was having the wierdest dream.  I was driving this car <black
>300ZX Twin Turbo>, etc etc."  People are chasing him and he spools the
>car up to what must be 140 (full boost in 4th, hits the redline, etc).
>Absolute wildness.  Anyway, the commercial was only shown here for a
>few days (in New Jersey, at least) and was removed from the air.
>ANyone know why?

--Some consumer organizations forced Nissan to pull the plug, because 
  the ad promoted speeding.  Remember that Subaru was harassed by the
  same people for the same reason (the SVX commercial - speeding tickets).
  This ad was shown during the superbowl in 1991 I believe.  It was about
  this guy having a dream driving a silver Turbo Z, and these guys were
  after him.  First a motorcycle tried, but "he can't catch me."  Then they
  sent a race car, but "they can't catch me."  Finally, the fighter jet
  came out, but the twin turbos "kicked in", so the Turbo Z outran it and
  the bomb it dropped.  The ad was filmed in a sci-fi atmosphere.  

  Selling Nissans had its advantages - I have an original copy of this 
  advertisement on video cassette!!!

--Aamir Qazi


-- 

Aamir Qazi
qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
--Why should I care?  I'd rather watch drying paint.
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: foo26860@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (KGBishop)
Subject: 93 1/2 Integra
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:08:22 GMT

 I read in CR that the Integra will be redesigned for 93.  I asked the local
dealer who confirmed that the new design would appear in mid 93, but he
couldn't give any more details about it.  Does anyone know what changes
will occur on the 93 1/2 Integra?

Thanks in advance.
From: c.oneill@trl.oz.au (Chris O'Neill)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Is it OK to wash off the engine?
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:48:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: trl.1993Jan26.224845.3772
Organization: Telecom Australia Research Laboratories

derich@netcom.com (Scott A. Steinbrink) writes:

>In my heartful opinion, you should not wash the engine at all,
>but steam it.  Water will cause rust, but steam wouldn't.

Don't you ever drive in the rain?

Chris O'Neill
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: nau@ribs.ssesco.com (William Nau)
Subject: Re: best car ads
Organization: SSESCO
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:53:08 GMT

In article <1k728bINN3ve@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> sestina@thing.East.Sun.COM writes:
>	the best Volvo advertisement would be to simply visit a local
>	salvage yard and compare the Volvo wrecks to some of the 
>	other wrecks on the lot.  Has th epotential to be both very 
>	effective and very unbiased.

Before or after they hse the blood from the dash?  It wouldn't prove
a thing.

--
William R. Nau
Supercomputer Systems Engineering and Services Company (SSESCO)
511 11th Avenue South, Suite 216
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415-1536
(612) 342-0003

nau@SSESCO.com
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: pab@security.mitre.org (Paul A. Bicknell)
Subject: MGB for sale
Organization: The Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:56:32 GMT

1974 MGB for sale, chrome bumpers, drives excellent, body fair/good.
Very little rust. Needs new top. 80K miles. Car is in Gloucester Mass.
$1,300 or BO. Call Louis at (508) 283-7310.

===============================================================================

Some do, some don't, I might....

Paul Bicknell		email: 	pab@security.mitre.org
The MITRE Corporation	voice: 	(617) 271-3625
Burlington Road		FAX:	(617) 271-3957
Bedford, Mass 01730
From: rhorwell@atc.boeing.com (Roland Faragher-Horwell,crab)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Worst Car Award
Date: 26 Jan 93 18:17:42 GMT
Reply-To: rhorwell@crab.etwork-a
Organization: I can't tell you


In article 2rz@ssesco.com, nau@ssesco.com (William Nau) writes:
>Ken Rothman <krothman.727987654@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> writes:
>> With all the advances in aerodynamics and ergonomics in design in the past ten
>> years (mostly on the part of European and Japanese makers), this beast is an
>         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Apparently the Ford Taurus had little influence on the shape of cars today.
>In my opinion there is no car that has had a greater influence on the vast
>improvements of aerodynamics than the Taurus.
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>-- 
>William R. Nau
 
If you mean it has influenced 'the vast improvements of aerodynamics' via presence,
then this is true, but to attribute the concept of its approach to aerodynamics to
Ford is at best, wishful thinking.  Audi (5000) had the same basic shape a full 2 model
years before the Taurus appeared on the market.  

I was thoroughly amused by the ad campaign for the Taurus implying that they had 
developed something new, touting a "Fully faired-in underbody for better aerodynamics!"

Citroen had this with the DS19 back in 1956! (along with a and a drag coeficient of 0.34!) 
SAAB 92/93/95/96/99 all had this too! (granted the 95/96 were 2 doors).  

The Taurus is a fine automobile - but it has brought nothing really new to automotive 
technology - Ford has simply borrowed from the experiments of the more ambitious,
automakers (most of whom are in Europe and Japan as implied by Ken above).

Roland
(wearing my Peugeot-manufactured Flame-proof suit)
From: grahamt@phantom.gatech.edu (Graham E. Thomas)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Worst Car Award
Date: 27 Jan 93 13:16:35 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
NNTP-Posting-Host: oit.gatech.edu

welty@cabot.balltown.cma.COM (richard welty) writes:

>>In article <C1FJxL.2rz@ssesco.com> nau@ssesco.com (William Nau) writes:
>>>Ken Rothman <krothman.727987654@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> writes:
>>>> With all the advances in aerodynamics and ergonomics in design in the past ten
>>>> years (mostly on the part of European and Japanese makers), this beast is an
>>>         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>>>Apparently the Ford Taurus had little influence on the shape of cars today.
>>>In my opinion there is no car that has had a greater influence on the vast
>>>improvements of aerodynamics than the Taurus.

>>--Why doesn't anyone give credit to the '84 Audi 5000 S???  I thought this
>>  was the car that started the wave of aerosedans!!!  The Taurus merely
>>  copied the Audi's aerodynamic styling!

I thought the aero Audi 5000 came out in '82 rather than '84...
-- 
Graham E. Thomas
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
uucp:	  ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!grahamt
Internet: grahamt@oit.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: mjkobb@media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Subject: Re: Lexus Commericals
Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:10:47 GMT

In article <PHR.93Jan22234051@napa.telebit.com> phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin) writes:

   I haven't seen these commercials but Chrysler (or maybe it was Ford)
   did something similar about 15 years ago.  They had a series of ads
   for some luxocruiser where they did things like serve tea in the
   back seat.


And then there was the classic SNL pseudo-commercial for some big
luxury car where they drove over a potholed road as a Rabbi
performed a circumcision in the back seat.  Let's see Lexus match
this!!  :-) :-)

--Mike
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: shaikh@ee470.ee.mcgill.ca (SHAIKH/AMIR/MR)
Subject: Re: Dodge Omni 89
Organization: EE Lab, McGill University EE Lab, Montreal
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:09:57 GMT

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
There is a Technical Service Bulletin, published in '87, which describes
a known cold weather starting problem.  The fix is to install a MAP sensor
external to the computer, near the intake manifold.  This presumably shortens
the vacuum line, and perhaps helps the vacuum line from freezing up.

My '85 (GLH - fuel injected/turbo) just this winter developed a starting
problem.  When the outside temperature first dropped below 20, the car would
start, but run ruffly, die if not idled at a high r.p.m., and exibit very
little power.  All of this I knew from experience could have been caused by a
vacuum leak.  However, the problem disappeared after about 7 minutes, after
the engine warmed up.  Sounded like ice build up somewhere.  Also, the dash
diagnostic flashed an error code 22, pneumatic MAP sensor failure.

I ended up bringing the car to the dealer, they installed the external
MAP sensor, but couldn't really check out the fix until the warm spell
ended.  Turned out that didn't fix the problem.  After another day in
the shop, one of the vacuum lines was frozen, presumably due to a cracked
line.

'89 Omni's could have had the external MAP sensor, but there are to say the
least, several possible problems that could lead to cold weather poor
starting.  Invoking Dodge's diagnostic message, by rapidly turning on the
starter to the accessory position 3 times, the Power Fail light will spit
out a sequence of diagnostic codes, which Dodge Service/Chilton guides 
will define. Reading your vehicle's error codes might help pin point a
problem too.  A 55 is an end of sequence, any other numbers may indicate
a problem (cars without a.c. will indicate a 33 first, at least my '85 does).
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Yes, I would agree that it seems that there is something freezing somewhere.
If I plug a block heater overnight, the car starts fine, if not, it gives me hell!

I mean it cranks awhile before starting but the main problem is that it does
not stay started.  Dies right away!!  You have to restart about 3 times before
you get it to stay.  

Damn problem!!  I'm moving to Florida!!  ;-)

later,
Amir
shaikh@pooky.ee.mcgill.ca