Advances in technology are outwitting it's creators ...

**Vern Humphrey** · 01-09-2021, 01:17

Trump said in 2018 that “steam is very reliable, and the electromagnetic -- I mean, unfortunately, you have to be Albert Einstein to really work it properly.”

He should have ordered the system converted to steam -- there's no earthly reason to abandon a proven system.

**Major Tom** · 01-10-2021, 03:37

During WW2 a lot of new weapons were flawed out of the box. Example the B-29. But they flew it any how until corrected.

**Vern Humphrey** · 01-10-2021, 05:49

Originally posted by Major Tom

During WW2 a lot of new weapons were flawed out of the box. Example the B-29. But they flew it any how until corrected.

Perfectly true. But that was war. We had to take what we could get. This is peace and we have time to test and perfect new weapons.

**dogtag** · 01-10-2021, 09:06

A while back my elderly Truck was complaining about something
which turned out to be a bad coil. Easily fixed for less than $20.
Modern Cars don't even have coils let alone carbs or distributors.
The days of the "shadetree mechanic" are mostly gone.
Technology has turned our modern girlie men into beings
hardly capable of changing a light bulb.

**Robert Scott** · 01-10-2021, 09:20

That technology was suspect from the beginning of the Ford class project. NAVSEA invited a number of engineers from Newport News Shipbuilding to the Washington Navy Yard to hear the vendor's presentations about AAG and EMALS. We weren't allowed to ask direct questions to the vendors but submit them to NAVSEA who would then forward to the vendors. Not many were answered.

So 17 years later the Navy blames NNS for their problems...No surprise....

**dogtag** · 01-10-2021, 11:13

After Truman it became 'There's no way the buck is going to stop here'.

**lyman** · 01-10-2021, 12:25

Originally posted by dogtag

A while back my elderly Truck was complaining about something
which turned out to be a bad coil. Easily fixed for less than $20.
Modern Cars don't even have coils let alone carbs or distributors.
The days of the "shadetree mechanic" are mostly gone.
Technology has turned our modern girlie men into beings
hardly capable of changing a light bulb.

my truck (2000 Tundra) has 8 coil paks, one on top of each spark plug,

I thought I was having transmission troubles, since it seemed like it was slipping a bit, esp when I put my foot in it,

nope, not a slipping trans,, but a coil pak gone bad, (ran fine at idle and slow speed)

less than $100 from amazon, and 30 minutes or less later and I am good to go

**dryheat** · 01-10-2021, 01:26

I can thank U tube for saving me a few thousand in repairs. Simple things that are still simple on a car and cost a fortune to have done at the dealership. When a friend of mine got his wife a new car he brought it over to my house and challenged me to find where the spark plugs were.

B-25, B-26? The saying was, One a day in Tampa Bay. I don't know if that was the plane or if it was just a little too hot for new pilots.

Now that I think about it, I haven't been to the library in years. They probably thought I was homeless too. Every time I sat in one of those comfy chairs I'd fall asleep.

**JOHN COOK** · 01-11-2021, 10:17

Driving a 2012 Cadillac SRX,engine light came on, On Star said it was something to do with vacuum, timing etc. etc. get it checked
as soon as possible. Out of curiosity went to GOOGLE and there were quite a bit of questions and comments concerning this problem. One comment that stood out was a faulty gas cap. Not sure about this, but apparently the fuel system works under a small pressure. Comment said to take cap off wipe mouth of filler and cap and put it back on. If this doesn’t work get a new cap. Tried wiping and this cured it for about two weeks and engine light came back on. Purchased a new cap no more engine light. Saved a few shekels buy not going to dealer first.. FWIW..

John in SC

**togor** · 01-11-2021, 11:10

Originally posted by JOHN COOK

Driving a 2012 Cadillac SRX,engine light came on, On Star said it was something to do with vacuum, timing etc. etc. get it checked
as soon as possible. Out of curiosity went to GOOGLE and there were quite a bit of questions and comments concerning this problem. One comment that stood out was a faulty gas cap. Not sure about this, but apparently the fuel system works under a small pressure. Comment said to take cap off wipe mouth of filler and cap and put it back on. If this doesn’t work get a new cap. Tried wiping and this cured it for about two weeks and engine light came back on. Purchased a new cap no more engine light. Saved a few shekels buy not going to dealer first.. FWIW..

John in SC

Yeah that's a common one on GM cars. Small diaphram pump to check that the fuel system is tight. Charge it up and watch how long it takes for the pressure to bleed down. Have had several GM vehicles do that. My 2000 Dakota transmission has "limped home" a few times, until I put in a new speed sensor. Dryheat is right....youtube is our friend, but some months for it, up north, are just no fun.

**JB White** · 01-13-2021, 10:30

Technology. Chips to start cars instead of keys. Cameras and alarms to catch bad guys. Friend in the UK just told me his neighbors new car was stolen Not only did they use a scanner of sorts to thwart the anti-theft system. They somehow jammed the security camera systems in the immediate area.
New car long gone and nobody knows who or how many involved. Clueless.

Technology. With street criminals its a hobby. What are foreign powers capable of out on the seas and in the air?

**dryheat** · 01-13-2021, 01:25

Cyber warfare. We know the Russians did it. They know we know. But Jeh Johnson this morning said, it's kind of a game. They will look you in the eye and say, -don't know anything about it, must have been somebody else. When asked what he thought should be done about it, he said, "Return in kind". Make it too uncomfortable to do play with that. Sort of less than lethal warfare. Johnson was interesting to listen to. He said, there's corvert and there's overt(as I recall). Assasinating the Irainian general was pretty risky, but the Iranians didn't come back hard. Mostly "messing" with a country is enough.

So from internet theft(via the gas pump or your smart refrigerator) to actual burglery and car theft it's a game of technical chess.