Hope things work out.
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Craig, we are doing something similar at our shop, except it is not with a relative but with a former employee that runs a shop across town. We have three bays and are going to lease him one of them for him to use for the bigger jobs ( his other shop is a quick oil change place with limited space ). This also gives me the advantage of having an extra set of hands to fill in when needed here. He hired another tech and we have an agreement worked out so if he does not have enough work to do, we rent the helper as we need him....Comment
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Got to be an easier way
I under quoted a side job on a 04 4.4i BMW X5 for trans filter and fluid change on a 6 speed ZF trans figuring it be similar to an 04 3.0i X-3.
Wrong, Pan is made out of plastic and all the pan bolt heads are round with a little T27 torx hole centered things that 11 years of midwest salt and corrosion has made each and every one of the 21 pan bolts an extra several minutes per bolt of work prepping , pounding , and hand impact driver use to break each one loose. A tedious , dicey proposition , be cause if you round out just one T-27 bolt, you'll be forced to resort to chiseling a bolt free ,and commit to ordering a replacement $200 plastic transmission pan. Because the pan is made from plastic and clearance is tight between the outer round head of the pan bolts and the plastic ridge of the pan , the idea of hammering on a Spiral socket would also result in cracking the outside ridge of the pan.
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Well all said and done , it turned out this earlier 6 speed trans had a metal pan after all and the later plastic pan transmissions have the sump filter integrated into the plastic transmission pan so figur $200 trans pan with integrated sump filter assy would be mandatory plus $28 per quart ZF lifeguard 6 ATF , so gets pretty damn expensive to do a trans tune .
You really get a lesson in patience and persistence with the Wanky Farfignueggen PITA Tuetonics of these things
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Gotta love ZF. I'm hearing all kinds of nice things about their 9spd front driver. I guess dog clutches are streetable now. Lol. Coming to a shop near you.Comment
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Wow a 9 speed ! Guess you would then have to resort to riding a 10 speed several years till it's fixed.Gotta love ZF. I'm hearing all kinds of nice things about their 9spd front driver. I guess dog clutches are street able now. Lol. Coming to a shop near you.
Doubling the horse power and torque while shrinking all the transmission components and clutches downsized to Tinker Toy spec to cram into a case that is no bigger than a typical 4 speed or 5 speed trans of a decade ago , doesn't seem like a wise idea and likely be a problem no matter what miracle synthetic fluid revision or software can compensate for delaying a Tinker Toy parts early demise.
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Footage from "The Last Great Race" 2016 Iditarod Dogsled Race taken yesterday. OBSERVATION: No ZF transmissions on dogsleds.
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Interesting watch Dr.DDDD. Looks like a lot of fun.
Here is a small clip from my race this weekend.
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Sun is shining
Nice to see the sun shining up there .How many extra minutes of daylight each day do you add to every day as you get closer to spring.Is March 21st (Spring Solstice) up there is when you get close to 12 hours of day and 12 hours of dark ?
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looks like fun. Thom, are you winning again this year ?
Is it just me or does it seem like the Fast-Track Trouble Shooter embedded in the scanner software is getting scarcer with 15.4 ? Was it taken out for some vehicles ?Last edited by greasybob; 03-09-2016, 04:53 PM.Comment
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I agree
I have noticed that the "Fast Track Data Scan Values" has been replaced with the less helpful "Fast Track Fixes" in several make/models. I remember back in the early 90's "troubleshooter" was the only real data I had to go on, not as many internet resources then! I wonder if SO is relying more on the content in Sure Track to help techs??Comment
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Unfortuneately I hit the big 50 this year! After the bout with blood poising I went through, don't feel that young anymore! Thinking them dogs might be the way to go!
Last year we was in the dash for the world championship G-bob. Had a horse (Lane) pull an artery in his hind end, with the lead at about 350 yards. (Race is 440) Ended up 2nd. He was bleeding internally and we had to put him down. After several days of tear filled eyes, me and my brother decided not to run this year! Besides the fact that I was missing alot of my youngest daughters cheer competitions due to the horses.
Some friends of ours asked to borrow our horses and team up with theirs. (I've only had to show up on Saturdays and help get em out of the gates) They haven't did so well. (they are in the 5th & 6th divisions)(Lowest divisions allowed at State & World) The bay horse (Stoley) you see in the video is the horse we won state and world with.(Along side of Lane) The grey horse (Smoke) is one I bought last year and trained. (we had him hooked with another horse and took third in our club with him, but never took him to state and world.) They haven't been running him, even though we tried to tell them, he was the fastest horse in their barn. They finally let me and my brother hook our horses together last Sunday and that is the race in the video. We were a full second faster than the've run all year, (and the first time the've ever been hooked together) and the team we beat is the 3rd division State Champs.
World Championships start in a couple weeks and hopefully we showed them something?
As far as next year, my daughter told me that I don't seem as happy and should start running again. Must agree both me and my lil Bro, have missed it some! Sooooo, guess we'll see!Comment
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Thom, do they have outfitters where you are ? Hunting or outdoor guides ? Maybe you could start a guide service, take people out hunting on the ponies ? I guess you have to be sort of a people person to that though, if they annoy you, you could just loose them.Comment
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Actually I did some guiding for an outfitter, back when I was younger. Basically you are dealing with a bunch of rich, drunken A$$holes, that can't hit the broad side of a barn with their fancy new rifles! Then when they do get one, they stand around why you field dress & load their kill. Then want ya to take em fishing the next day because they are to saddle soar to ride! (I'm not a fisherman!) They did tip well though!
Long story short: Doesn't fit my personality! After the first year, I told the outfitter where the bear $hits!Comment
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TIP: things aren't always what they seem
The vehicle was an 03 F250 7.3 diesel with code P1280 Injection Pressure Control sensor circuit low. The odd thing was that the scanner was still showing the PSI pid as having pressure while the sensor voltage pid was stuck at zero. A little research and I found the ECM will substitute a value in the event of a sensor failure to maintain vehicle operation (failure management mode). I didn't know though that the scanner would show this value as data. I back probed the sensor to confirm failure then replaced it. The voltage value is showing again on the data list. The other EPC PSI listed in the engine data stream is transmission line pressure as near as can figure. Hood shut, Case closed.Comment
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