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Re: We can speculate all we want it is a boondoggle [larsb]

by gagrice on Fri Nov 07 06:57:44 PST 2008

They are not the village idiots. They are not going to get into this thing with the intent to lose money. I think they are. And they will not lose money. They will get the bond and spend it on studies. They will spread the wealth to the agencies involved and NOTHING will be done when the money has run out. You are blind to reality my friend. When you sit and watch billions wasted on projects that never get off the ground you become a skeptic. This HST project has been draining our coffers since at least 1995. Look at THE State website and the extensive studies and reviews. You think that was all volunteer labor? Almost half the voters know the facts and voted against the proposition. It was voted down before. This time the added just enough lies to convince those that are too lazy to dig deep. "The current high-speed rail plan is a fairy tale," said Adrian Moore, vice president of research at Reason Foundation and the study's project director. "The proposal suggests these high-speed trains will be the fastest ever; the most-ridden ever; the cheapest ever; and will convince millions of Californians they no longer need to drive or fly. "Offering up a best-case scenario is one thing, but actually depending on all of these miracles to happen simultaneously is irresponsible public policy." http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/09/28/perspective/z8f5487dadc486544882574c9- 000134a9.txt

Re: [ezaircon4jc]

by acidutu on Mon Oct 20 18:40:30 PDT 2008

OK...Here is the update...1 month into this... I've called numerous dealers and I'm very dissapointed. The support from the Lincoln community is very limited when it comes to NAV issues. :( In the end I've been told to call this company in the US: United Radio who apparently does certified licensed work for in-dash navigation systems such as the one in my LS. I've called them earlier today but they are unable to help me since they are not allowed to give out (or sell) the System Software Upgrade to end users. They will only deal with Ford dealers. I have submitted a few questions to their Technicians and I'm hoping to hear back from them tomorrow. I've also been told (by United Radio) that even though I will get the CD i still need the dealer to install it as they need to use an IDS tool to re-initiate my radio system?!?. Based on many posts I've read that's not actually true as the radio unit is working fine and I just need the firmware upgrade for the DVD unit. Ultimately here are my concerns: 1. If I can buy the Upgrade System DVD from them I will. If not, what guarantees do I have that the actual Ford Dealer that I will go with this request won't burn me on the price? 2. Alternatively I may try to buy a new DVD unit (which will come with the software pre-loaded) 3. Is anyone out there able to sell me the System Software DVD for my DVD unit? (for money of course) Any suggestions are welcome. Best regards, Adrian

Re: And the BIG question is... [texases]

by pappysway on Sun Oct 19 15:41:41 PDT 2008

Whoa there txases, didn't mean to rustle your feathers buddy. Differences of opinion are really quite respected. Peabrained accusations from the uninformed however are not. You know, there were a lot of negative people just like you trying to convince Orville and Wulbur that they couldn't get it up. Man it's a good thing the brothers didn't pay attention to the likes of you, otherwise Boeing wouldn't be building the DreamLiner today. Firstly, not once did I represent the illiusion that anything is for free. Vehicles are equipped with alternators that generally do have more capacity available than is actually required with all systems functioning. Electrolysis does require voltage and amperage, about the same amount required to run your high beams. I'll spend that for more mpg any day. Your other claims may be pretty much on target were the subject simply gasoline related, but we're discussing the topic of Hydrogen/Oxygen suplementation here. Hydrogen/Oxygen vapor is not gasoline nor is it diesel fuel nor does it bahave in the same manner. HHO is a mixture of mon-atomic and di-atomic hydrogen and oxygen in a 2:1 hydrogen to oxygen ratio. So there are four molecules which are mixed in varying ratios; H hydrogen, O oxygen, H2 di-hydrogen and O2 di-oxygen. But all in all, in the mixture there are always two hydrogen atoms for every one oxygen atom. When the mixture has very little mon-atomic hydrogen and oxygen and a spark or flame is presented, there is the typical violent di-atomic hydrogen explosion. This is because the breaking of the bonds in the di-atomic gasses requires energy and the energy comes from the atomic energy of the reaction itself. There is so much heat, so fast, that there is a violent expansion, or explosion. Once the explosion has happened, it is followed immediately by an implosion; because the split atoms are mon-atomic and can now combine to form water. When the HHO Gas mixture is mostly mon-atomic, then the atoms simply implode to form water. No atomic bonds need to be broken so no self-propigation energy is needed. The potential atomic energy is released in a random fashon if not directed, as in a flame. In order to work on a piston engine, the fuel-air mixture needs to burn at a speed faster than the piston is moving. Low hydrogen flame speed is at a disadvantage as compared with most other gaseous fuels. For comparison, a gasoline-air mixture has a flame front speed that ranges typically from 70 up to 170 feet/second in IC engines, while an ideal hydrogen-air mixture has a flame front speed of about 8 feet/second. An average vehicle engine rotating at 2,000 rpm (33 revolutions per second) produces piston linear speed of 45 feet/second in the midstroke, which is already 5 times faster than the hydrogen flame front speed ! The fact that a hydrogen-air mixture has a flame front speed of about 1/10 that of a gasoline-air mixture contributes to explain why hydrogen engines only run at reduced power and low rpm under load. However, the detonation mode is extremely rapid and totally removes this limitation to hydrogen. Detonation at the TDC is not followed by a long confinement time. Furthermore, because the pressure pulse is 15 to 30 times shorter at the top dead center, detonation invariably occurs there, and because compression occurs late after the intake is done, it does not easily backfire. H2 and O2 are not the only gasses in the air mix. The burn speed, not the flame front, the burn speed is many times faster than gasoline and you can prove it to yourself. Make a ziplock baggie full of HHO gas and ignite it in your garage. Watch how fast it blows the windows out. Please contact MIT and inform their science department that there is no such thing as hydrogen implosion and they are liars: http://www.physorg.com/news123424080.html You may as well go ahead and contact NASA and let them know that they are also liars and their findings on Emissions and total Energy consumption of a multi-cylinder piston engine running on gasoline and a hydrogen-gasoline mixture are nothing but lies: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19770016170_1977016170.pdf A crude visual of hydrogen implosion. Must be trick photography: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkrCCo4Q0cI&feature=related Arvin Meritor, an $8 Billion a year comapany is investing heavily in a Hydrogen On-Demand Fuel Supplement unit: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Arvinmeritor+pursues+a+different+hydrogen+strategy- -a0122376702 http://www.arvinmeritor.com/media_room/render_news.asp?message_id=000000001A4473- 90AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0900CEE5ADC7AA9FD411A2F20008C791E019000000011D500000CE- E5ADC7AA9FD411A2F20008C791E01900000001737F0000 Ronn Maxwell and former Dell, Inc. executive Adrian Pylypec, near Austin, are manufacturinging a $150'000.00 eco sports car with Hydrogen On-demand and with a reported 40 mpg: http://www.ronnmotors.com/cms/ Please contact these folks and tell them they are making huge mistakes and they've been lied to and HHO On-Demand is a lie and won't work before they make any further expensive mistakes! Oh, and please DON'T tell my Tahoe I lied and it's not supposed to get any better fuel efficiency off HHO, it keeps on doing it, so it must not be aware that it can't. Here is a synopsis of a sampling of research that has been done on Hydrogen supplementation in the IC engine, not just experiments or studies in progress: In 1974 John Houseman and D.J/Cerini of the Jet Propulsion Lab, California Institute of Technology produced a report for the Society of Automotive Engineers entitled "On-Board Hydrogen Generator for a Partial Hydrogen Injection Internal Combustion Engine". In 1974 F.W. Hoehn and M.W. Dowy of the Jet Propulsion Lab, prepared a report for the 9th Inter Society Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, entitled "Feasibility Demonstration of a Road Vehicle Fueled with Hydrogen Enriched Gasoline." In the early eighties George Vosper P. Eng., ex-professor of Dynamics and Canadian inventor, designed and patented a device to transform internal combustion engines to run on hydrogen. He later affirms: "A small amount of hydrogen added to the air intake of a gasoline engine would enhance the flame velocity and thus permit the engine to operate with leaner air to gasoline mixture than otherwise possible. The result, far less pollution with more power and better mileage." In 1995, Wagner, Jamal and Wyszynski, at the University of Birmingham UK, Engineering, Mechanical and manufacturing, demonstrated the advantages of "Fractional addition of hydrogen to internal combustion engines by exhaust gas fuel reforming." The process yielded benefits in improved combustion stability and reduced nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbon emissions. Roy MacAlister, PE of the American Hydrogen Association states the "Use of mixtures of hydrogen in small quantities and conventional fuels offers significant reducti

Re: ABS control module VW Passat [adrian537]

by zagurto on Thu Oct 16 18:14:53 PDT 2008

Hello Adrian: I will greatly appreciate if you can give me the name and address of the company who fixed your ABS module. Thanks Zagurto

Re: [jokersmith]

by acidutu on Mon Oct 06 15:34:22 PDT 2008

FYI: I called my dealer (as I'm having issues with my existing NAV system - you can see my other post) and I've asked them if there are any other options for me such as putting a SYNC system in my car. (simillar to what the new FORDs/Lincolns have). I was quickly told that it's not possible for the LS series.... - I guess we're stuck with off-market products as Lincoln/Ford do not have one for us :( Adrian

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by acidutu on Mon Oct 06 15:25:40 PDT 2008

Hello All, I'm a bit frustrated that I haven't been able to yet resolve my NAV System problem. I called the dealership and I've been told that I needed the NAVTEQ DVD which will cost me anywhere from $350 - $400. Since that sounded a bit expensive, I called NAVTEQ myself and they've told me that their product(version 7D) does MAP updates but has nothing to do with the operation of the SYSTEM. In any case, the DVD costs about $199 + Tax + Shipping (much cheaper than the Dealer). I went back to the dealer and I explained that the DVD upgrade from NAVTEQ give me only Map updates and POI updates and not system upgrades. Their response to me was: "in that case the only thing we suggest is to take out your NAV system and send it to our service department off-site. With that option you're looking at the following costs": 1. To take the radio/NAV out $120 2. To send the unit out and get an estimate $150 3. To fix the problem would be dependant on the actual problem and would cost additional dollars. In the end I have to pay close to $300 just for them to look at it....this doesn't sound right at all. I've also taken the battery out of the sytem for about 30 minutes to see if I can reset the unit. While all other settings were lost on the instrument panel, the radio kept it's stations and did not reset. Does anyone know a good Lincoln Dealer that may be able to assist? Maybe they can provide a part number for this System CD? I don't have a problem buying it. PS. I've also been told that maybe the MAP updates from NAVTEQ may contain software upgrade for my DVD system which may fix the problem. Can anyone confirm if the NAVTEQ CD does more than just MAP updates? (i believe the problem I have is with the DVD unit in the trunk as the last thing I did before I screwed up the system was to select Upgrade NAVI 16X System for which I don't have a CD/DVD. Does anyone know what type of unit this DVD system in the trunk is? Maybe I can find a firmware upgrade on the Net for the unit which will fix my problem. Any other suggestions are welcome. Thanks Adrian