Hourmeter, anyone?

[rbattelle]

A quote from the configuration I ran off the Dodge website:



"New for 2003 are rear doors that are forward hinged and open to almost 90 degrees, 17-inch wheels, tow hooks, available power-adjustable pedals, brake-park interlock, engine hour meter... "



What's up with that? Do any of you have an hourmeter?



They also claim that "current generation engine controller" is standard equipment. Yeah, like they're going to equip this year's model with last year's ECM.



Then there's the "120 MPH primary speedometer"... does anyone have a secondary speedometer?



I'm not complaining so much as just pointing out some of the goofy things they put in the equipment lists.

 

[Dean Upson]

The hour meter is intergrated with the odometer button.

 

[rbattelle]

I did not know that... . excellent!

 

[Casey Balvert]

I have an hour meter too. And a secondary speedometer. The primary is in kilometer per hour and the secondary is in miles per hour.



And I hope I have a current generation engine controller but I haven't looked. What does a current one look like? Actually the current generation engine controller refers to the new gas engines.



Cheers, Casey

 

[nickleinonen]

Originally posted by CBalvert

The primary is in kilometers per hour and the secondary is in miles per hour

and that is the way it should be :-laf



+90% of the world has gone metric... it must have something going for it... [but everything i have at work is inch, °F, gallons (of the canadian kind - that messes me up real good) MPH... ]

 

[sag2]

Originally posted by rbattelle

A quote from the configuration I ran off the Dodge website:



"New for 2003 are rear doors that are forward hinged and open to almost 90 degrees, 17-inch wheels, tow hooks, available power-adjustable pedals, brake-park interlock, engine hour meter... "



What's up with that? Do any of you have an hourmeter?



They also claim that "current generation engine controller" is standard equipment. Yeah, like they're going to equip this year's model with last year's ECM.



Then there's the "120 MPH primary speedometer"... does anyone have a secondary speedometer?



I'm not complaining so much as just pointing out some of the goofy things they put in the equipment lists.

The hour meter is displayed by putting the ignition switch in the run position (engine not running), with odometer displayed, hold the trip button for six seconds. The display will show trip miles (or kilos) first, then display the hours. It will display for 30 seconds or until started or key off.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Metric System

Originally posted by nickleinonen

and that is the way it should be [metric] :-laf



+90% of the world has gone metric... it must have something going for it...

Yeah, I think it will be a cold day in purgatory before this country converts to Metric. I doubt it ever will, the English system is so engrained in Amercian society and so much of our history and way of life is based on it, it won't be easy to convert. There have been a few small successes, like all the darned metric bolts on my truck that drive me crazy, and 2-liter soda bottles. But I saw an article recently discussing this subject and it concluded we are further away from "converting" than we were 30 years ago.



I service medical equipment at the hospital where I work. We rarely come across any Metric fasteners. When we do they're a PITA to deal with, especially when we have to replace a screw or something. We don't keep anything Metric on hand.



One thing that is funny, the entire railroad system in Canada is still based on the English system. They never converted. The lines are all marked off in miles, and the weights are done in pounds.



Vaughn

 

[nickleinonen]

the entire railroad system in Canada is still based on the English system



and guess where i work

 

[Dean Upson]

Here's some useless information. the English rail system is based on the width of the wagon ruts left by the Romans. No kidding, our rail system is based on the width of a couple of horses' ****s.

Hope this clears things up.



Dean

 

[Dean Upson]

Here is a postscript to my last post about the english measurement. Check out: http://www.outlanders.fsnet.co.uk/tlh0707.htm



Dean