The Mediocre TITLE FAIRY thread :: Change my title, please.

What are you watching right know? Boys are watching Rescuebots. I'm watching Vice Grip Garages weekly Friday show. He's got an old Grand National he's working on. And no, it's not a nice one that would fetch $100k.

I watched a fella from Pole Barn take this Pontiac GTO off a gun range and make it drivable.

Watching videos about starting issues on a Pontiac G6. Thought it was a battery, replaced it and no-go. Now trying to figure out if it's the starter, starting relay, or something else. Unfortunatly, the car is stuck 30 miles from home so not easy to keep trying things.

My faves on Freeview (So repeats of repeats of repeats) are Skinwalker Ranch, Pawn Stars, Oak Island, Ancient Aliens, Demolition Dawgs, Pools at the Deep End, Phantom Works - many over Blaze, Quest and DMAX.

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Ok at the moment I'm watching Guardians of the Galaxy vol.3. (For the 3rd time this week.)

Prepare to yawn.

I'm watching the local news. Yeah, I turned into that guy

G6 fixed. Turned out to be the transmission position sensor. Car thought it was in drive or reverse, not sure which, but because it didn't think iot was in park or neutral, it would not engage the starter. Removed the starter relay in the fuse boz, manually shorted out the leads to engage the started and got it running and back home. Took the console apart and gave the switch a good cleaning, put it back together and all is now working again. Cost = $0. I love fixes like that.

gjl711 wrote in post #19547865
G6 fixed. Turned out to be the transmission position sensor. Car thought it was in drive or reverse, not sure which, but because it didn't think iot was in park or neutral, it would not engage the starter. Removed the starter relay in the fuse boz, manually shorted out the leads to engage the started and got it running and back home. Took the console apart and gave the switch a good cleaning, put it back together and all is now working again. Cost = $0. I love fixes like that.

Had something similar happen in my 2016 malibu. Took the console apart to find a tiny micro switch. Yeah, not much I could do to clean it. Was able to get the dealer to replace the part under warranty. The part they replaced was the entire shift mechanism. The single switch isn't offered as a replacement. I've had the gas/accelerator pedal fail as well. New cars are drive by wire. Let me tell you it's a scary situation when you try to accelerate across a busy intersection and the car won't accelerate. Only one bolt and a wire is all that is there to replace the pedal. So it was simple.

Glad you were able to repair your G6. G6 owners absolutely love their cars. Never drove one.

gjl711 wrote in post #19547865
G6 fixed. Turned out to be the transmission position sensor. Car thought it was in drive or reverse, not sure which, but because it didn't think iot was in park or neutral, it would not engage the starter. Removed the starter relay in the fuse boz, manually shorted out the leads to engage the started and got it running and back home. Took the console apart and gave the switch a good cleaning, put it back together and all is now working again. Cost = $0. I love fixes like that.

Chet wrote in post #19547892
Had something similar happen in my 2016 malibu. Took the console apart to find a tiny micro switch. Yeah, not much I could do to clean it. Was able to get the dealer to replace the part under warranty. The part they replaced was the entire shift mechanism. The single switch isn't offered as a replacement. I've had the gas/accelerator pedal fail as well. New cars are drive by wire. Let me tell you it's a scary situation when you try to accelerate across a busy intersection and the car won't accelerate. Only one bolt and a wire is all that is there to replace the pedal. So it was simple.

Glad you were able to repair your G6. G6 owners absolutely love their cars. Never drove one.

I miss the days of being able to sit inside the engine compartment of a car to replace the cap, rotor and points, and replacing the plugs didn't mean removing a hundred different parts just to reach the plug. When I open the hood now, I don't even see the engine, I see everything on top of it, none of which I can identify. To fill the washer fluid, I have to identify the cap which has the emblem which most resembles washer fluid hitting the windshield. I have two key fobs. One has to be with me for me to start the car. I have a key which only unlocks the car if I don't have the fob with me, and if the fob fails, the car doesn't start. The key doesn't start it. I priced it out. The dealership wants roughly $450 dollars to replace. ACE hardware will only charge me around $270.00. The ignition on the column accepts the key, but I don't need the key to start it. It will turn and start the car without a key inserted, as long as I have the fob. I know they use a button now, but still, $270 to replace a key which is essentially manufactured to fail is beyond belief. I miss my 72 Duster.

Umm, where is Chet? We could do the Where in the World is Chet? Or not.

jay125 wrote in post #19548075
I miss the days of being able to sit inside the engine compartment of a car to replace the cap, rotor and points, and replacing the plugs didn't mean removing a hundred different parts just to reach the plug. ..... I miss my 72 Duster.

I had a 1971 green Duster. It was a decent enough car, very reliable but I really wished it had the 340 V8 and not the 198 inline 6. Did make working on it easy though. Lots of room and everything easily accessible. This was the car. (not my car, but it could have been, just a random web picture)
https://www.classiccar​sseller.com …herwood-metallicgf/26.jpg

And here is the good-ol' slant 6. Look at that room.
https://i0.wp.com …/Slant-Six-198-duster.jpg

Just trying to print in Photoshop 2023 and the computer crashes every time. Recommended a reboot, but that didn't rectify the crashing issue. I converted and save to a jpg image and the computer will still crash and close Photoshop. Productivity at it's best on a 9 year old office computer. I do get this pop-up each time I open Photoshop. Not much I can do to rectify anything as my graphics driver claims to be up to date, and Direct X is topped out at version 11 on this machine.

Chet wrote in post #19549223
Just trying to print in Photoshop 2023 and the computer crashes every time. Recommended a reboot, but that didn't rectify the crashing issue. I converted and save to a jpg image and the computer will still crash and close Photoshop. Productivity at it's best on a 9 year old office computer. I do get this pop-up each time I open Photoshop. Not much I can do to rectify anything as my graphics driver claims to be up to date, and Direct X is topped out at version 11 on this machine.

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Looks like it's time to upgrade.

gjl711 wrote in post #19549224
Looks like it's time to upgrade.

Yeah. Probably not going to happen. in 32 years working here we've upgraded computers 3 times. It's just not financially feasible. The copy of Photoshop I use is my own.

Chet wrote in post #19549223
Just trying to print in Photoshop 2023 and the computer crashes every time. Recommended a reboot, but that didn't rectify the crashing issue. I converted and save to a jpg image and the computer will still crash and close Photoshop. Productivity at it's best on a 9 year old office computer. I do get this pop-up each time I open Photoshop. Not much I can do to rectify anything as my graphics driver claims to be up to date, and Direct X is topped out at version 11 on this machine.

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