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Comment on S70 maintenance - spark plugs and more by David

David — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:12:48 +0000

So hows it running now with the new electronics?

I’ve tried every plug there is from fancy split, cryogenically treated, platinum and iridium.
Im using the iridium in both the prius (oem) and the ford van and caddie. The super thin wire makes for a nice hot spark and they last forever because of the high temp quality of the iridium.

If you want to squeeze every bit out of the engine, look up indexing your plugs, its a washer set that when used correctly will point the opening in the spark gap at the intake valve. You have to 1. find out where the intake valve is located. 2. mark the opening at the top of the plug where you can see it. 3. install a plug and see where the opening ends up. 4. install the right thickness copper washer to point the gap at the intake valve.
Takes a little practice to get the frist couple done right.
You will be rewarded with a smoother idle, better acceleration, and better milage, some times more than a couple miles per gallon.

As the Caddie uses the lost spark ignition (it sparks every cycle, only needs 4 coils for a v8 motor) I dont know if the volvo does. You have to find the dual iridium plug, it has a little iridium pad welded to the curved wire as the spark jumps both positive and negative, they make them in platinum as well.
As the ignition fires on every stroke (compression and exhaust) it was wearing out the wire and the tip was fine.

The van is a 3-4 hour plug change so I wanted the super long life of the iridium, the caddie just liked the iridium plugs, every bosh platinum (single, double and triple) caused problems from poor idle to noticeable loss in 1/4 mile times.

So I spend the extra for the ngk iridium and change them every 100k, put anti-seize on them if you want to get them back out. Aluminum heads and steel plugs make for dielectric welding and broken plugs.

Comment on S70 maintenance - Thermostat and ECT by David

David — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:48:46 +0000

The white powder is caused by the dissimilar metals being in contact with water flowing, this causes a current to flow, causing corrosion, oxidation and electroplating.
Next time you get a thermostat, get one that fails open, just in case.
http://www.motoradusa.com/products/failsafethermo/index.html

I also use these in my engin and transmission
http://www.magneticdrainplug.com/Automotive_Drain_Plugs/AP09.html

Comment on Stubborn Aspire One hacking by Joshua Phipps

Joshua Phipps — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:39:45 +0000

Have you thought about becoming a writer ? I have a lot that I could use help with . Example I know abundance in computer tec. how ever not much on grammer.

Comment on Stubborn Aspire One hacking by Jerry Landry II

Jerry Landry II — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:20:05 +0000

Found your article very interesting and colorfully written - you should consider “professional writing” as well as computer repair - you have a talent rarely found in the ‘dry PC repair world’ today.

Thank you - I throughly enjoyed reading this.
I’m just sayin’ . . .

Comment on Aspire One - 16G Compact Flash upgrade by lassik

lassik — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:44:56 +0000

Hi,

It is a while from last post but anyway, maybe you can help me.

Do i need to format my CF to NTFS, FAT or what?
Or will it make any difference?

I have had problems with my adapter and cable. I ordered new adapter from DX as i think that it is not working. I have flip cable and new 300x CF card but when i connect adapter with CF to PC PC halts to first screen. I am not able to access to BIOS.

I hope that new adapater will fix this problem with flip cable.

Comment on Prestashop and express checkout by moritz

moritz — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:08:55 +0000

Dear kajicek,

which commercial mod did you buy?

thanks!

Comment on Aspire One - 16G Compact Flash upgrade by r00kie

r00kie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:12:31 +0000

Managed to make a flip cable by folding (very carefully) the metal contacts at one end.

Comment on Aspire One - SSD replacement speeds by Nicco

Nicco — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:05:16 +0000

Hey, I’ve been reading all about your aao adventures. I’ve just started upgrading mine, and decided to do an upgrade to a cf card for an HD and hopefully all will run smooth!
Just wanted to ask that if you ever decide to get rid of your current cf as your HD (Maybe because you’re replacing it or something) can you give me a holler? Jiberwuki@gmail.com
I’d love to buy it from you if you are looking to sell it. Thanks!

Comment on Prestashop and express checkout by Kajicek

Kajicek — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:48:17 +0000

I also played with ion cannon’s module some time ago, took me quite a time to configure. I understand a bit html (i am not php developer), but this was too much for me It may be good for someone able to bend it here and there.. but I needed this feature so badly that I ended up purchasing commercial mod which worked like a charm out of the box.

Comment on Aspire One - 16G Compact Flash upgrade by foolishness

foolishness — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:54:08 +0000

the rectangular block is a ferrite, and has to do with interfereance