"Not in mine,"

Of course not. And yours is not a *new* vehicle
either, Herb. (Neither are Ford model T's.)

Neither is my 1983 Euro-spec (graymarket) 500SEL
that will still take most of the cars discussed
so far today.

Imagine - a fuel injection system implemented using
purely mechanical means - how primitive! But that's
the way it's done in this 500SEL ... and it *also*
has an ECM for spark control *and* it's equipped with
an airbag (years before American cars) ...

Rf Jim



----- Original Message -----
From: "Herbert Graf" <mailinglist@FARCITE.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]: Gas & taxes (was Online electronics store)


> >      "If it were a standard I'd get even better
> >       mileage. Of course in the city it's worse
> >       (since I'm never in overdrive in the city)."
> >
> >
> > We've come a LONG ways from the two-speed GM
> > "Powerglide" (Slush-o-matic!) that sat behind
> > the 283 CID V8 power plant that was in my Dad's
> > 1964 Chevy Belair.
>
>         Actually the car I drive isn't that new, an 88 Olds Delta 88.
>
> > Today's lock-up torque converters in today's
> > automatic tranmissions aren't as inefficient
> > as they once were, and can, against *most*
> > drivers probably out-do a manual transmission
> > mileage wise.
>
>         I'm not sure about that, in mine the torque converter only engages
in third
> gear above about 60 km/h, in city traffic it almost never locks.
>
> > Today it's no longer just a case of the mechanical
> > levers and linkages or a fluid 'computer' that
> > determines which gear is selected - there's a
> > micro in the loop ...
>
>         Not in mine, while it does have an ECM it has nothing to do with
gear
> selection (although it is in charge of the torque convertor lock up). TTYL
>
> --

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