Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

Hi Lee,
If you have a specific question, like the continuity between A and
B, I'll make trip over to my Son's home, as he has a square block in
his, too: http://members.aol.com/Larr------/ocot31905.jpg Blows the
doors off his Father-in-law's new Dodge diesel:
http://www.----------.com/temp/diesels.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> This is wildly off-topic for RAMJ+W and my abject apologies are offered.
> My address above is valid if you prefer to reply off-group. I'm only
> asking here because you guys know your stuff, I trust you and I don't do
> this very often.
>
> I'm helping a friend with his motorhome, which was built on a 1990 GMC
> chassis with a big-ass V8. I know that it had a reverse-polarity
> episode with a completely dead battery and some poorly-designed jumper
> cables (black cable ends in red clips, yellow cable ends in black clips,
> a mistake just waiting to happen). A new battery later it cranks but
> does not start. I haven't seen it in person yet.
>
> I'm guessing that the reverse voltage took out the ignition computer,
> would this be likely? I plan to meter the coil primary side and look
> for voltage and pulsing during cranking to be sure. Anything else
> likely to have let out a little Magic Smoke, like alternator diodes or
> voltage regulator? I'm hoping to prevent cascading failures once I get
> it started.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Lee

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

Hi Lee,
If you have a specific question, like the continuity between A and
B, I'll make trip over to my Son's home, as he has a square block in
his, too: http://members.aol.com/Larr------/ocot31905.jpg Blows the
doors off his Father-in-law's new Dodge diesel:
http://www.----------.com/temp/diesels.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> This is wildly off-topic for RAMJ+W and my abject apologies are offered.
> My address above is valid if you prefer to reply off-group. I'm only
> asking here because you guys know your stuff, I trust you and I don't do
> this very often.
>
> I'm helping a friend with his motorhome, which was built on a 1990 GMC
> chassis with a big-ass V8. I know that it had a reverse-polarity
> episode with a completely dead battery and some poorly-designed jumper
> cables (black cable ends in red clips, yellow cable ends in black clips,
> a mistake just waiting to happen). A new battery later it cranks but
> does not start. I haven't seen it in person yet.
>
> I'm guessing that the reverse voltage took out the ignition computer,
> would this be likely? I plan to meter the coil primary side and look
> for voltage and pulsing during cranking to be sure. Anything else
> likely to have let out a little Magic Smoke, like alternator diodes or
> voltage regulator? I'm hoping to prevent cascading failures once I get
> it started.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Lee

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

Hi Lee,
If you have a specific question, like the continuity between A and
B, I'll make trip over to my Son's home, as he has a square block in
his, too: http://members.aol.com/Larr------/ocot31905.jpg Blows the
doors off his Father-in-law's new Dodge diesel:
http://www.----------.com/temp/diesels.mpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> This is wildly off-topic for RAMJ+W and my abject apologies are offered.
> My address above is valid if you prefer to reply off-group. I'm only
> asking here because you guys know your stuff, I trust you and I don't do
> this very often.
>
> I'm helping a friend with his motorhome, which was built on a 1990 GMC
> chassis with a big-ass V8. I know that it had a reverse-polarity
> episode with a completely dead battery and some poorly-designed jumper
> cables (black cable ends in red clips, yellow cable ends in black clips,
> a mistake just waiting to happen). A new battery later it cranks but
> does not start. I haven't seen it in person yet.
>
> I'm guessing that the reverse voltage took out the ignition computer,
> would this be likely? I plan to meter the coil primary side and look
> for voltage and pulsing during cranking to be sure. Anything else
> likely to have let out a little Magic Smoke, like alternator diodes or
> voltage regulator? I'm hoping to prevent cascading failures once I get
> it started.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Lee

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

>L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
>Blows the doors off his Father-in-law's new Dodge diesel:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/diesels.mpg

Hmmm, I just downloaded a 5+ MB file to see 31 seconds of your family
vacation pictures?

I've got to work on the Jeep more and surf this newsgroup less.

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

>L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
>Blows the doors off his Father-in-law's new Dodge diesel:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/diesels.mpg

Hmmm, I just downloaded a 5+ MB file to see 31 seconds of your family
vacation pictures?

I've got to work on the Jeep more and surf this newsgroup less.

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

>L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
>Blows the doors off his Father-in-law's new Dodge diesel:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/diesels.mpg

Hmmm, I just downloaded a 5+ MB file to see 31 seconds of your family
vacation pictures?

I've got to work on the Jeep more and surf this newsgroup less.

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

>L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
>Blows the doors off his Father-in-law's new Dodge diesel:
> http://www.----------.com/temp/diesels.mpg

Hmmm, I just downloaded a 5+ MB file to see 31 seconds of your family
vacation pictures?

I've got to work on the Jeep more and surf this newsgroup less.

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

http://mandyky.tripod.com/addict.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

matthewf_boi@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Hmmm, I just downloaded a 5+ MB file to see 31 seconds of your family
> vacation pictures?
>
> I've got to work on the Jeep more and surf this newsgroup less.

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

http://mandyky.tripod.com/addict.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

matthewf_boi@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Hmmm, I just downloaded a 5+ MB file to see 31 seconds of your family
> vacation pictures?
>
> I've got to work on the Jeep more and surf this newsgroup less.

Re: OT, I know, but you guys know stuff
 

http://mandyky.tripod.com/addict.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

matthewf_boi@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Hmmm, I just downloaded a 5+ MB file to see 31 seconds of your family
> vacation pictures?
>
> I've got to work on the Jeep more and surf this newsgroup less.