I know I’m not the only one who’s done it. A Google search for “crank position sensor broken off in engine” and it’s pages upon pages of results are testament to a poor design that has pissed off many a mechanic. The sensor itself doesn’t fill up the entire bore in the engine block where it is installed. This leaves just enough room for a ring of rust to build up behind it, preventing it from being removed. Couple that fact, with the cheap, plastic construction of the sensor body, and you have a recipe for disaster. Specifically, the damned sensor body snapped after I tried for about an hour to coax it out of it’s hole. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
New Equipment and Possible Gig
Looks like the band might be playing some all day fest in Lansing, IL this June. We have to add a lot of material to fill out the time slot, or find another band that wants to split the gig with us. Details will be posted as soon as I know more.
I’m also investing some money in our sound system. I have plans to purchase a Peavey IPR 3000 in the near future to power our PA system. I haven’t decided if I’m going to spend the extra cash for the DSP model or not. Anyone remember those big PA speakers and subwoofers that Ben and I made for doing the sound on Centier’s parade floats way back when? Well you may see those speakers out and about again very soon! I also plan to acquire the services of a sound guy to work the mixer board while we’re performing. Gotta talk to him yet and see if he’s interested in the job. It would make a world of difference to have someone mixing the sound on the fly and adjusting.
Stay tuned… lots of cool stuff coming down the pipe.