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Number: 1034
From: "Ken Hughes" <kdhughes@a...>
Date: Mon Jul 15, 2002 8:27 am
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] TO KEN & MARQ
Body:
G'day all,
One thing which did not dawn on me, the drawings were for my edification and
therefore I did not label the various components, their function, or their
operation since I already knew what they did. It took all day with a meter
working out the internals and integrating them with the car's electrical
system. It is a rather complicated way to get a toneau secured, and/or
tension the top. Another complicating fact is a fuse that is located under
the dash, and another under the hood, and it all interconnects with the
problematic ignition switch, so I will have to add that as well.
What I will do is go back to the first drawing and provide a legend that
will make it clear what the separate sections are, and explain the theory of
operation. That will make them more understandable to everyone. When I
worked out the wiring, I knew what was what and what it did and did not
consider what a person not intimately familiar with the thing would see.
I will get that done over the next week or so, and when it is scanned in it
will be much easier to understand. I will also have it in the AutoCAD file.
Sorry for the hassle.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "tasmaniac1" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] TO KEN & MARQ> Well I was able to install, open, and print the four pages.
> Unfortunately I haven't a clue as to what I am looking at. However
> this will be very useful when I have an electrician interpret it.
>
> -Nick :)
> #1345
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--- In ascmclaren@y..., "Ken Hughes" <kdhughes@a...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Sandy,
> >
> > The drawings are in AutoCAD R14 or Release 14, and one will have
> to have
> > that software to open them, period. I will try to get this bloody
> scanner I
> > have operating and scan them in and give that a try.
> >
> > The probem is my scanner was operating under Win98, and when I
> upgraded my
> > system to XP Pro, the scanner was no longer recognized. However,
> I have
> > told XP to run the scanner in Win98, but have not as yet tried it
> to see if
> > it will run now. I have just been too busy, and I suppose I
> needed an
> > excuse. I design and build my own computers, but at times the
> software is a
> > pain. You see, I am from the old school, and I was a hardware man
> when the
> > software and hardware guys basically didn't talk to each other any
> more than
> > necessary.
> >
> > I started working with digital equipment all the way back in 1965
> when they
> > still had vcuum tubes for some operations. Yep, I'm telling on
> myself, my
> > first electronics school was in 1960 and there were damn few
> transistors
> > anywhere then, and the IC was a generation away. Sorry for the
> hassle with
> > the AutoCAD, but I will tackle the scanner this coming weekend, I
> have a
> > busy week ahead of me.
> >
> > Thanks for the compliment. My '85 is still in the garage
> undergoing a
> > massive cosmetic re-do and serious bump-up of the 5.0 and
> everything else in
> > fact. But when I am finished, it will be impossible to tell it
> from
> > original from the outside. It was neglected by the 16 year old
> girl for
> > whom it was bought here in Fort Lauderdale for her birthday, and
> the
> > interior was ragged out. It had also been repainted with Enron,
> and allllll
> > that crap has to come off, so it is not a simple project. I am not
> > concerned about resale value as it will be passed to my son who is
> 34 at the
> > present time, but that is as far down the road as I can possible
> make it. I
> > will be taking it with me to Texas when we move in the spring most
> likely.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> > > Ken, excellent explanation....better than I could have done.
> Marq
> > > take heed. Ken, I tried every which way & then enlisted the
> help of
> > > my son, waaaaaaaaay more knowledgable than I with things
> computer.
> > > Neither of us could find a program able to open the files you
> posted.
> > > Could you do it another way? Has anyone out there been able to
> view
> > > Ken's info? If so, please tell how.
> > >
> > > Marq, I am not real familiar with the 84/85/86 Mercury Capri
> > > Converts. I do know that they are differentin operation than the
> > > 87/88/89/90 Mustang versions, especially in the switching from
> > > a "hook" to a auger-screw to secure the top to the tommeasu
> cover.
> > > Never owning a Capri version, I have never actually seen one work
> > > close up. I do know tat in BOTH versions this operation is/was
> > > problematical! To muddy the waters further, the 1990s are
> different
> > > that the 89/88 & 87s!
> > >
> > > We owner's were never supplied any such technical info such as
> > > drawings or ever written info.
> > >
> > > Obviously, asc/McLaren thought they were 100% fail-proof !
> > >
> > > Good Luck, & Ken, can you post them somehow?
> > >
> > > S A N D Y
> > >
> > >
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