carbs & simplicity
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:09 am
As John Biccum pointed out. (In "Rants")
There are many road (AND OFF ROAD) "issues" that can NOT be resolved with Computerized fuel injected bikes, THAT CAN BE SOLVED With simple carbed bikes. (KLR etc.)
I other fields I have seen the same ISSUES!
This last winter my 97 F250HD, the 460 (7.5 L) engine started acting funny.
symptom's varied greatly and at different RPM's & speeds.
Thinking the Computer was bad, I broke down and paid $395. to have it looked at & repaired.
$98. (ya not a simple even $100.) was to hook it up to their computer to see what was wrong. SIMPLY A bad PLUG WIRE.
The computer was trying to compensate for an intermittent miss, causing the symptoms TO CHANGE.
In the Food Industry, most think the fancy ($$$$$) more "efficient"? new (last 20+yrs) computerized equipment is the only way to go.
Then when the smallest thing goes wrong, THEY ARE DOWN.
One January, Panera Bread was down 3 nights in a row.
Parts, Computer's etc ($$$$$) were flown in next day air. $$$
They start cooking about 11pm, The ovens were working fine each DAY, we checked them over, changing things, and at night, they would go in and out.
On the 3rd night, I was brought in on the issue, (I live & think outside the "BOX") We we on the roof of the large Mall, ICE AND WIND, Blowing us backwords as we CRAWLED hands and knees.
After About 1/2 I realized, everytime a wind gust came over the tall peak the guy below (WARM INSIDE) see a change.
The Wind gust would push on the vent and change the exhaust readings, so the computer would comensate or just simply shut down. (PROTECTION)