Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
> news:UpmdnTx4WuzBLhHYnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>
>> Tegger wrote:
>
>>> It so happens that a rec.autos.tech poster named Ted Mittelstaedt has
>>> given the best advice thus far on this subject. Readers who venture
>>> not beyond the Honda groups remain unenlightened by Ted's nuggets of
>>> wisdom.
>> that means me - i have ZERO interest in gm, frod or chrysler.
>
>
>
> But there are several actual working professional techs in that group. One
> of them is a Toyota mechanic who also has extensive Honda experience.
>
> There is a lot of excellent general automotive information posted there
> regularly.
>
and a /lot/ of utter garbage.

for instance, i swung on over to read the mittelstadt comment you
referenced and noticed a thread titled "calculate diesel fuel
consumption". 4 days later, no one has pointed out that it /is/
possible to calculate consumption if injector flow rates and pulse
widths are known. if the injection is common rail/electronic, that can
be scoped.

so yes, there's a lot of service technician level activity, but that
doesn't interest me. my jets get lit by things like graham w's write-up
on igniter failure, not some buick dude bleating about his brakes.