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Old 09-22-2009, 04:15 AM   #53 (permalink)
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Wow, that is a stupid ass design. Your steering should ALWAYS be free when it is in the on position. You should have one good "pump" left in your power brakes after shutting down the engine. My 1993 Geo has both of these features. If your brakes don't work without the engine I would go to your dealer and say, "I stalled my car on a hill and I couldn't use the brakes."
Same with mine. I have one good pump left. My de-powered steering is very sluggish, but it is fine for lane changing, and I know I can downgrade it to manual if I want to. Fr3AkAzOiD has good advice, test in a safe place.

It may be that Jammer is experiencing the loss of an "exploit". What I mean is, as cars get more complex, they can get harder to spoof and/or mod. I have read here that the newer ECU/PCMs are harder to work with, probably because the programming is more complex. I like the 1996 to early 2000 cars because they have fuel-injection, OBD-II, and "simpler" drivetrains, if that's the right word. It's like a window where you get OBD-II for the Scangauge, but the car's are still "older tech", if you will.

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