Topic: Bodge fix of the day... (Read 6870 times)

tunnie · « **on:** 07 August 2006, 18:10:59 »

Some relatives came over today to inspect my work on my project car... of course they found a fault i knew nothing about!

Whilst in the garage in the dark i had never switched on the lights, i fixed the fog light when it was outside and never checked it inside.

Well half the lights on the dash don't work, fuel gauge not lit up, entire speedo not lit up and only have of the rev range (0-3.5k) acually lit up

Fook i thought, if someone notices that they won't buy.... so i look in my trusty (some say micky mouse) tool box for implements to fix my problem:

Spanner: Nah no nuts
Knife: Humm possible but make too much damage
Hammer: That might work
Mallet: Again might work (put it to one side)

Ahh yes thats what i want... i get my fists out!

I then go and and 'wack' the speedo cluster with the parm of my hand. - First 'wack' and the fuel gauge lights up!! Whoooo!

Second wack, nothing

third wack, still nothing

4th wack half of the speedo lights up

5th wack, nothing again

6th wack, nothing.

7th wack, nothing

8th wack nothing.

9th wack..... whooooo hoooo all the dash lights up to its full glory and it even fixed some dead pixels in the MID!!!!

Remeber folks never leave your fist out of your tool box

TheBoy · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:15:10 »

Hence the full range of hammers scattered across my garage floor

Might be worth taking a peek behind the console, cleaning up some contacts...

tunnie · « **Reply #2 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:17:10 »

yeah.. although its not as easy it seams to rip open the console compared to my facelift.

Wish i had not stuffed the brakes, really want to take it out and find out if all is well, and the alternator won't flatten the battery. Plus i want to see if the EM light still comes on

TheBoy · « **Reply #3 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:21:22 »

Shame I'm busy tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully Wednesday for mine, then you'll know what to do

tunnie · « **Reply #4 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:27:45 »

Looking forward to knowing what to do.... since 500ml of DOT is only £3 retail price i think i will also change it on my facelift.

Had a quick inspection underneath mine today, now i know what the sensors look like i can see someone has cut them off and fused them on my facelift

So after i know what to do, and practiced on the project car. I plan to change the pads, and do a system bleed on the facelift.

Davey · « **Reply #5 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:36:55 »

I had the same problem on my 99' omega, had to regularly smack the top of the dash to get the speedo to light up

TheBoy · « **Reply #6 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:37:00 »

Generally, brakes should be bled every two years...

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:42:15 »

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Hence the full range of hammers scattered across my garage floor

Might be worth taking a peek behind the console, cleaning up some contacts...

As Jaime says would be worth getting the dash out to clean the contacts....as it must have been bad connections....otherwise when you do take it out @ night.....first bump you go over and the bulbs will more than likely go off again

tunnie · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:44:06 »

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Generally, brakes should be bled every two years...

I strongly suspect mine has never been changed!

If there are any other Techy's on the site you might be famlier with 'Tulip' 14" Monitors

The colours regually went odd on them, we had a class room full of them in a crappy IT room at my last job. I regually had to smack them with my fist to get the colours right again!

TheBoy · « **Reply #9 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:48:08 »

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If there are any other Techy's on the site you might be famlier with 'Tulip' 14" Monitors

The colours regually went odd on them, we had a class room full of them in a crappy IT room at my last job. I regually had to smack them with my fist to get the colours right again!

Or the proper fix was to sort out the dry joints on the board that sits on the neck of the tube....

TheBoy · « **Reply #10 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:49:53 »

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As Jaime says would be worth getting the dash out to clean the contacts....as it must have been bad connections....otherwise when you do take it out @ night.....first bump you go over and the bulbs will more than likely go off again

Do NOT switch on ignition with dash out though, it well result in airbag light needing resetting (£45 at a dealer)

On second thoughts, do switch on ignition - I could make a fortune!

RonaldMcBurger · « **Reply #11 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:55:16 »

You effing cowboy! I like it, a man after my own style!!!

Whack that tinker.

tunnie · « **Reply #12 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:56:00 »

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If there are any other Techy's on the site you might be famlier with 'Tulip' 14" Monitors

The colours regually went odd on them, we had a class room full of them in a crappy IT room at my last job. I regually had to smack them with my fist to get the colours right again!
Or the proper fix was to sort out the dry joints on the board that sits on the neck of the tube....

Trouble is, why would we want to fix 13 year old monitors! We did't so we hit them!

We had about 70 or 80 of them spread across the site, if we broke enough meant we could have TFT's

TheBoy · « **Reply #13 on:** 07 August 2006, 18:58:19 »

Nah, let them have their crappy crts....

tunnie · « **Reply #14 on:** 07 August 2006, 19:05:57 »

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You effing cowboy! I like it, a man after my own style!!!

Whack that tinker.

I will forever be in your shadow McB

Being a school we had class room 'huts' which were about 1/2 a bloody mile away from the office, luggin 14" & the newer 17" moniors over there was a right PITA.

Trouble with TFT's and the little darlings we had at school we had to get hard glass ones to stop them poking them.

Looked damn nice in Science though, we installed a set of 30 pc's with hard glass 17" TFT's in a science room. Looked good, wish i had that kind of IT when i was at school.

Marks DTM Calib · « **Reply #15 on:** 07 August 2006, 19:13:00 »

What place does a computer have in a science lab.....no wonder todays kids are so dam thick and in-practical.

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #16 on:** 07 August 2006, 19:13:55 »

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As Jaime says would be worth getting the dash out to clean the contacts....as it must have been bad connections....otherwise when you do take it out @ night.....first bump you go over and the bulbs will more than likely go off again
Do NOT switch on ignition with dash out though, it well result in airbag light needing resetting (£45 at a dealer)

On second thoughts, do switch on ignition - I could make a fortune!

And im sure you would Tunnie discount....for being such a regular....£44.50 sounds a good deal

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 August 2006, 19:14:43 »

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What place does a computer have in a science lab.....no wonder todays kids are so dam thick and in-practical.

So they can surf the web when a boring subject is being taught

tunnie · « **Reply #18 on:** 07 August 2006, 19:21:43 »

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What place does a computer have in a science lab.....no wonder todays kids are so dam thick and in-practical.

So they can surf the web when a boring subject is being taught

The school i worked at was one of the largest in the country 2,300 + kids - Being a techy i still had the pleasure of teaching the little darlings how to build a PC.

It was the most I.T spec'ed school i have ever seen:

710 PC's
200 Admin PC's (support staff only)
110 Laptops for teachers (200 teaching staff in total)
Aprrox 25 Smart Screen's
Over 30 Digital projects mounted on the cellings with a PC in the class room.

The problem is teachers would base there entire lessons around them, so if a projector failed because of a blown bulb. They would be onto us like a flash saying 'i can't teach i have no project fix it NOW!!'

We would then explain the blubs for a digital projects cost from £180 - £300 depending on the type. Being a large I.T dept on school fiances we don't have loads of spare bulbs!!

Allenm · « **Reply #19 on:** 07 August 2006, 19:36:44 »

That sounds like my motto...

If at first you don't succeed ........... Get a bigger hammer!

TheBoy · « **Reply #20 on:** 07 August 2006, 20:51:03 »

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wish i had that kind of IT when i was at school.

I wish we had any IT when I was at school...

TheBoy · « **Reply #21 on:** 07 August 2006, 20:51:45 »

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And im sure you would Tunnie discount....for being such a regular....£44.50 sounds a good deal

Everyone who is a member here gets a good discount [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

tunnie · « **Reply #22 on:** 07 August 2006, 22:19:44 »

i must give you something for the cruise stalk jamie.... and something for the cruise enable once your Tech2 is 'patched' [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Big Rod · « **Reply #23 on:** 08 August 2006, 09:48:05 »

Impact maintenance!! Can't beat it!! (pardon the pun!)

If something doesn't fit it can usually be persuaded with something large, heavy and blunt!! (Oh! that describes me fairly accurately!!

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Anyway, WRT IT at school, the best we had was BBC Model 'B's with portable telly's. If you were really lucky, you got a colour one!! Wasn't much better at college either! Learned a bit of machine code on them though!! 8-)

Marks DTM Calib · « **Reply #24 on:** 08 August 2006, 09:52:07 »

I just dont see the use of a PC in what is mainly a pratical based learning subject......they will be putting them in the woodwork room next for simulated lathe work.

tunnie · « **Reply #25 on:** 08 August 2006, 10:23:06 »

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I just dont see the use of a PC in what is mainly a pratical based learning subject......they will be putting them in the woodwork room next for simulated lathe work.

Funny you should mention that, the whole of DT (design technology) wood work food and stuff were all getting digital projectors and pc's...

TheBoy · « **Reply #26 on:** 08 August 2006, 10:41:27 »

I 'fixed' a DLT drive that was really pissing me off with a sledgehammer a couple of months back. As the bits shattered and fly into the neighbours garden, everyone shut their windows. I wonder why?

I enjoyed it so much, I went for the video card in one of the servers (the one that runs this place), and tried educating that with the same sledgehammer but failed to shatter that

I don't think Mrs TheBoy was too impressed that I'd smashed up £2000 worth of tape drive, but deep down she understood it needed to happen, and that it would never piss me off again....

tunnie · « **Reply #27 on:** 08 August 2006, 10:43:22 »

hehe, we did the very same with some mobo's in the holidays, we managed to snap a mobo, and we had a baseball bat, and wacked the mobo and bits of componets when everyware. Great fun!

tunnie · « **Reply #28 on:** 08 August 2006, 10:49:54 »

This one really pis$$ed us off, so we destroyed it...

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #29 on:** 08 August 2006, 14:49:13 »

Many years ago i used to work for a comp that built 'supercomputers'.
They used to have scsi disks....then not very big and blooming expensive.
There used to be rows and rows of em in rack mount trays.
The trays were built inhouse like all the mechanical bits.

This one computer when turned on for the 1st time.....none of its disks span up.

After a bit of head scratching.....we found the fault.....every single tray had the 5v and 12v incorrectly wired for the disks....

Ooopppssss only about £30k of disk drives fooked

Big Rod · « **Reply #30 on:** 08 August 2006, 15:05:28 »

Ouch!!!!!

What does RAID stand for? Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks!!

Chyeah right!!

TheBoy · « **Reply #31 on:** 08 August 2006, 15:07:11 »

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Ouch!!!!!

What does RAID stand for? Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks!!

Chyeah right!!

Some manufacturers are trying to call RAID 'Independent' disks now.... :-?

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