tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72498929738074955772024-03-13T21:57:55.226-07:00MachineWhisperer Tech ArticlesThe mission of MachineWhisperer is to act as a resource for the exchange of knowledge in maintenance, diagnosis, repair and upgrade of most common machines.<br>
In direct opposition to a 'throw-away' society: through knowledge, empowering people to interact with machines in a new way to reduce resource use and abuse. <br>
Together, lets find the path of least environmental, economic, and social damage while allowing machines to assist us in living better for longer. MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-8518853798432145402014-08-08T00:30:00.000-07:002014-08-08T00:52:25.266-07:00Heat em up!! Heat, Brownian motion, atomic or molecular excitement, thermal energy, call it by any of its names, heat is 'just' another form of energy that can be used for work. Heat, as with any form of energy, can be added or removed from any given system, extracted to do work, stored for later, concentrated and transferred.
Heat is motion.&MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-57883550300552024712014-08-05T00:30:00.000-07:002014-08-05T00:30:01.072-07:00Electrical Issues, Short or Open?To the uninitiated, one electrical issue looks like the next. 'My lights quit working, can you fix it?' is a common question, or some variant thereof... I think its a short'. I explain that I can't know until I check it over with test equipment, and ask the client if they did the basics and checked the fuses. Usually that question gets a blank look for an answer...
MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-72833205033517106202014-08-01T00:30:00.000-07:002014-08-01T00:30:01.281-07:00Help Your Mechanic Help YouFirst, happy August, its mid-summer up north here, mid winter for the southerners, I smell a change in the air for us all... Hows that for prophetic eh?
K, back on topic...
If, and this is a big IF, you pay attention, are aware of changes in your reality, and you check over your vehicle and fluids on a regular basis, you are the best diagnostic tool your mechanic has in his or her toolboxMachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-88587583234952988032014-07-29T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-29T00:30:00.368-07:00Embracing the Clutch: Tips and HintsHave you, do you currently, or do you want in the future to drive a standard, manual, stick shift transmission? If so, this one is for you.
There are some distinct advantages to a manual transmissions, and a few minor drawbacks too. Its no secret among my friends and clients that I really don't like automatic transmissions, but I do recognize they have their place in some MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-89714693316837496062014-07-25T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-25T07:26:03.991-07:00Out of Time for Engines.Timing, timing, timing. Being in the right place at the right time can bring possibilities to reality, and can assure that things go according to plan. Timing plays a huge part in all things life oriented, timing also comes into play with engines (electric motors too). This article will be fairly short, but the info is crucial to the proper function of any engine.
Without MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-16244542437434866692014-07-22T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-22T06:33:33.944-07:00More Magnets and Machinery...In the last tech article on magnets and machines, I described how any piece of iron bearing metal can be made magnetic and can act just the same as any other magnet simply by wrapping that chunk of metal with insulated wire and applying an electric current to it. Lets explore more of the capabilities of these wonderful devices, electromagnets, and what they can do for us.
MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-24424920313184179662014-07-15T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-15T00:33:19.722-07:00Magnets, Motors and MachinesPRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-5134703086621168242014-07-11T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-11T06:35:08.220-07:00Nothings Shocking Now: An Electrical Primer (Part 3) I get it, I have heard it for years. Batteries, alternators, switches and wiring are intimidating. Guess what: even for us in the know, its still tough, its still frustrating and annoying, its still brain- racking to find and diagnose electrical problems.
Its a complicated system we have created, but I truly think that everyone can get the basic concepts and at least helpMachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-61903655992741147812014-07-08T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-08T02:13:01.435-07:00 Nothings Shocking Now: An Electrical Primer (Part 2)This week, part 2 of the MW electrical primer series comes with real- life electrical frustrations from 4 different clients cars as well as electrical challenges of my own. One clients repair was a simple fix with just an easy to find broken wire. Another may have totalled the vehicle from a dash fire which resulted from a parking lot mishap and power mirror wiring damage. The third MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-25233063123201961622014-07-04T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-04T00:30:00.982-07:00Independence... from what?First of all, Happy 4th of July to fellow Americans.
Since it is a holiday in the land of my birth, I am taking the easy way out and wishing you all a happy party time.
On this persistent day of national pride, I am asking you to ponder a few things.
How did we get here (wherever here may be)?
Did I harm anyone to get where I am?
Am I as independent as I want to be?
If I MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-68666998451425978482014-07-01T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-01T06:06:16.787-07:00Nothings Shocking Now: An Electrical Primer (Part 1)Electricity seems to many people some great mystery who go through life happily flipping switches and expecting the lights to come on, and feeling helpless when they do not, feeling betrayed by every ideal of technological persistence and reliability. I promise it is neither mystery nor given right. It is science, tried, tested, and true. Electricity powers our lives- its MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-24593512114718550522014-06-27T00:30:00.000-07:002014-07-08T02:19:15.398-07:00Trade some fuel for water...
With the cost of fuel rising again, I have been fielding alot of questions recently about turbo- diesels, combustion, and improvements for them. One of the oldest ways to improve TD performance is still one of the best, easiest and most reliable methods to add power and efficiency without extra heat or significant cost. This old but useful system has been MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-28767095520296815942014-06-20T00:30:00.000-07:002014-06-20T01:02:34.037-07:00Engine Mods: It All Starts With Airflow- Part 2PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-7993089883477609752014-06-17T00:30:00.000-07:002014-06-17T00:30:01.055-07:00Engine Mods: It All Starts With Airflow- Part 1
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PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-88469319173882806562014-06-10T00:30:00.000-07:002014-06-10T00:30:01.131-07:00An 80's 4x4 adventure: not like that tho... Part 2PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-74280148079099552082014-06-06T00:30:00.000-07:002014-06-08T22:59:06.535-07:00An 80's 4x4 adventure- not like that tho... Part 1PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-53061256061982975482014-06-03T00:30:00.000-07:002014-06-03T00:30:00.842-07:00'Basics boy, Basics'- Part 2PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-56897939230586818642014-05-30T00:30:00.000-07:002014-05-30T00:30:01.266-07:00'Basics boy, basics'
PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-3992915025722312512014-05-27T00:30:00.000-07:002014-05-27T00:30:01.310-07:00Bad Wheel, No Bounce!PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-66390224756345053402014-05-23T00:30:00.000-07:002014-05-23T00:57:53.036-07:00Compress This! A Diesel primer.PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-87113264187665991642014-05-20T00:30:00.000-07:002014-05-20T06:59:11.758-07:00Never Open When Hot...PRE { direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }PRE.western { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.cjk { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }PRE.ctl { font-family: "Nimbus Mono L","Courier New",monospace; font-size: 10pt; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "DejaVu Sans",MachineWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158561277850987807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249892973807495577.post-67223566012477634502014-05-16T00:34:00.000-07:002014-05-16T00:34:00.634-07:00CR-V: Challenges and Lessons
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