Thermostat question
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The poorly written software does exactly that, keeps pointing at 50% anywhere between a range of "X" degrees to "Y" degrees. This lulls the owner into thinking all is calm beneath the bonnet, when in fact every day for months the truck has been running hotter and hotter. Not like your old detroit iron where you were used to the needle on "M" of "temp" and could see it move to "P". The Rover gauge is in effect a computer controlled idiot light that uses a pointer.
Some one had to approve the specifications, and test the software. The software is in the Bosch ecu. The person who wrote the code was not sitting at the Rover factory. This is a good example of engineering-by-committee problems, and how a very simple problem can have major problems multiplied by Murphy's Law.
Example - SWMBO, who can spot a yard sale at 2000 meters, looks at the gauge. Every time she looks, it is at 50%. All is well, based on what Prince Charming told her. The entertainment system is cranked up to hear a favorite oldie (just push the Flux Capacitor button for that station), and the gurgles under the dash are not heard. So after weeks of a slow coolant leak from something cheap, like the throttle body heater $25 part, the coolant is below what can be used to sustain operations, the temperature has risen to dizzying heights, the head gasket finally fails, the head has warped, and now you have a $2500 problem. Note: speak at a whisper level to SWMBO at this point if you possibly can. It really is not her fault.
One advantage of the Ultra Gauge is that it can be programmed to make an alarm sound when temp gets beyond the range Prince Charming deems important.
And the UG will work for Rangies and D1s, the older gauges were designed for poor operation as well.
Some one had to approve the specifications, and test the software. The software is in the Bosch ecu. The person who wrote the code was not sitting at the Rover factory. This is a good example of engineering-by-committee problems, and how a very simple problem can have major problems multiplied by Murphy's Law.
Example - SWMBO, who can spot a yard sale at 2000 meters, looks at the gauge. Every time she looks, it is at 50%. All is well, based on what Prince Charming told her. The entertainment system is cranked up to hear a favorite oldie (just push the Flux Capacitor button for that station), and the gurgles under the dash are not heard. So after weeks of a slow coolant leak from something cheap, like the throttle body heater $25 part, the coolant is below what can be used to sustain operations, the temperature has risen to dizzying heights, the head gasket finally fails, the head has warped, and now you have a $2500 problem. Note: speak at a whisper level to SWMBO at this point if you possibly can. It really is not her fault.
One advantage of the Ultra Gauge is that it can be programmed to make an alarm sound when temp gets beyond the range Prince Charming deems important.
And the UG will work for Rangies and D1s, the older gauges were designed for poor operation as well.
Last edited by Savannah Buzz; 12-20-2012 at 07:16 AM.
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