NWI INGO General Post Part 20 - Raccons 4 Life!

[KLB]

Unless you got a real old car they don't do the tube in the exhaust thing. They plug into the OBD port and download everywhere you've been and put it in a government database accessible to every alphabet agency. This data is linked to your EZPass history.

Maybe that last part doesn't need purple?

Your phone is already doing that

 

[marvin02]

Your phone is already doing that

Confirmation, they always like confirmation . . . . . .

 

[darkkevin]

Unless you got a real old car they don't do the tube in the exhaust thing. They plug into the OBD port and download everywhere you've been and put it in a government database accessible to every alphabet agency. This data is linked to your EZPass history.

Maybe that last part doesn't need purple?

when you get real old they do the tube in the exhaust to you, not your car.

 

[tv1217]

2A Tom, get in here, they're talking about you

 

[jedi]

Afternoon bump.

 

[Bill2905]

Unless you got a real old car they don't do the tube in the exhaust thing. They plug into the OBD port and download everywhere you've been and put it in a government database accessible to every alphabet agency. This data is linked to your EZPass history.

Maybe that last part doesn't need purple?

Modern cars and trucks have an emissions system health monitor in the ECM. It indicates that the emissions system is OK or that there is a problem with one or more of the system's components. We were told at the check station that the BMV started checking this system health monitor a couple years ago and it is now a requirement to pass the emission check. My wife's Acura was 5 yrs old and subject to this check two years ago. It signaled a problem with the emissions system so the car would not pass. She had to take the car to to the Acura dealer in Merrillville and it ultimately cost us in the neighborhood of $500 for them to determine that we had a bad PCV valve. I recall being pretty angry and feeling ripped off at the time.

 

[rhamersley]

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[d.kaufman]

Modern cars and trucks have an emissions system health monitor in the ECM. It indicates that the emissions system is OK or that there is a problem with one or more of the system's components. We were told at the check station that the BMV started checking this system health monitor a couple years ago and it is now a requirement to pass the emission check. My wife's Acura was 5 yrs old and subject to this check two years ago. It signaled a problem with the emissions system so the car would not pass. She had to take the car to to the Acura dealer in Merrillville and it ultimately cost us in the neighborhood of $500 for them to determine that we had a bad PCV valve. I recall being pretty angry and feeling ripped off at the time.

It's basically vehicles 97 and up. That's when OBD 2 was made mandatory for all vehicles. Basically if you have a check engine light in you fail. Doesn't matter if it's emissions related or not.
You also won't get away with clearing the check engine light and running to emissions real quick. Certain monitors have to be set and they can tell

 

[Bill2905]

It's basically vehicles 97 and up. That's when OBD 2 was made mandatory for all vehicles. Basically if you have a check engine light in you fail. Doesn't matter if it's emissions related or not.
You also won't get away with clearing the check engine light and running to emissions real quick. Certain monitors have to be set and they can tell

The car never had a visible check engine light and there were no diagnostic codes being thrown, at least that was what we were told. That was frustrating because the service guys were kind of working through it by trial and error and that's what drove the cost up. Maybe we took it to the wrong place. I'm no mechanic and am at the mercy of those who work on my vehicles when it comes to engine stuff.

 

[CTC B4Z]

Modern cars and trucks have an emissions system health monitor in the ECM. It indicates that the emissions system is OK or that there is a problem with one or more of the system's components. We were told at the check station that the BMV started checking this system health monitor a couple years ago and it is now a requirement to pass the emission check. My wife's Acura was 5 yrs old and subject to this check two years ago. It signaled a problem with the emissions system so the car would not pass. She had to take the car to to the Acura dealer in Merrillville and it ultimately cost us in the neighborhood of $500 for them to determine that we had a bad PCV valve. I recall being pretty angry and feeling ripped off at the time.

That's diagnostics for you... It's not always plug in and it says change part...

 

[Bill2905]

I upgraded my snow clearing capability this afternoon. While my 10 yr old Toro Powerclear still does a good job with most snow, it choked last Winter on the snow that the town piled into the end of my driveway. I have reached an age where I need to start curtailing my snow shoveling activities.

 

[actaeon277]

I upgraded my snow clearing capability this afternoon. While my 10 yr old Toro Powerclear still does a good job with most snow, it choked last Winter on the snow that the town piled into the end of my driveway. I have reached an age where I need to start curtailing my snow shoveling activities.

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still needs to be bigger

 

[d.kaufman]

Anyone interested in buying any raffle tickets for a Ruger American Ranch in 350 legend w/ scope..
Head to Station 1 Firehouse in Hobart
Address below
401 E. 10th St.

$10 per ticket

 

[Doug28450]

still needs to be bigger

Not really, there's no snow.

 

[melensdad]

I upgraded my snow clearing capability this afternoon. While my 10 yr old Toro Powerclear still does a good job with most snow, it choked last Winter on the snow that the town piled into the end of my driveway. I have reached an age where I need to start curtailing my snow shoveling activities.

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mo bigger is mo betta

 

[Doug28450]

mo bigger is mo betta

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BNSF has you beat.

 

[Bill2905]

still needs to be bigger

I had a larger two-stage about 20 years ago and it was too big to maneuver around. This one will do the job. My neighbor has the same one and he cleaned up my snowplow mess in short order.

 

[Bill2905]

Not really, there's no snow.

By bringing home a new snowblower, I just assured the Region of a mild winter.

 

[Doug28450]

By bringing home a new snowblower, I just assured the Region of a mild winter.

While I appreciate your effort, the mild winter won't prevent idiots from pretending that they've never driven in snow.

 

[actaeon277]

By bringing home a new snowblower, I just assured the Region of a mild winter.

then it was money well spent