[s-cars] Intro and stalling thread...

[matt ludwig.]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

exactly Prof. Myers! : )


matt ludwig.
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1995.5 S6 Avant
South Portland, Maine


On Jan 15, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Robert Myers wrote:

>
> And this is a good thing?  ;-)
>
> At 04:29 PM 1/14/2008, James Murray wrote:
>> I recently installed latest VMWare Fusion
>> product and can attest that I am most impressed
>> with it! Makes a Mac work exactly like a PC...
>>
>> http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
>>
>> /Jamu.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Ian Duff
>> Sent: January 14, 2008 2:42 PM
>> To: john cléirigh
>> Cc: s-car-list
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Intro and stalling thread...
>>
>> I use VAG-COM and Bentley quite happily in a Parallels Virtual  
>> Machine
>> (VM) running Windows XP on my Intel-based MacBook Pro.
>>
>> If your Mac is Intel-based, I encourage you to
>> check out either
>> Parallels
>> http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/ or
>> VMWare  http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
>>  for virtualizing Windows. They are each very
>> good, with little to distinguish them, until
>> one really reaches the arcane corners of their
>> capability brag sheets. I happen to use
>> Parallels, and have colleagues using VMWare,
>> and we find very little real difference. Sure,
>> the evangelists for either product will
>> proclaim theirs best, but that's really just
>> fanboy bravado; either will do a great job.
>>
>> If your Mac is an older PowerPC-based model, you
>> might consider upgrading, as the performance of
>> the newer Macs is astonishing when compared to
>> older PPC-based models. If upgrading is
>> unlikely, you will either have to find an
>> el-cheapo Windows box, or use a Windows emulator
>> on your Mac. I have not run an emulator, but
>> have heard groans and grumblings when they are
>> discussed. Of course, eBay is a fair source for
>> el-cheapo WinTel boxes, but caveat emptor.
>>
>> To run VAG-COM in a Windows XP VM on my Mac
>> required an upgrade to a USB connected dongle
>> http://ross-tech.com/vag-com/hex-usb+can.html,
>> after that it's all peaches and cream.
>>
>> HTH.
>> -Ian Duff.
>>
>> On 13 Jan, 2008, at 15:44, john cléirigh wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> I've been reading the archives for months, subscribed and have been
>>> lurking since December.  I hate php boards, and you guys seem more
>>> human and conversational than the rest of the communities I've been
>>> watching.
>>> I'm a "carbs and points" guy from way back; MGBs, early Broncos,  
>>> etc.,
>>> tho I got my first Audi, a well-used Fox, in 1985.  And then I went
>>> through a slew of gen one Golfs that got GTI engines and Audi 5  
>>> speeds
>>> -- I preferred having OD to having 5 gear ratios crammed in below  
>>> 1:1.
>>> When the Bronco crowd started installing SEFI 5.0s and dealing with
>>> EDIS headaches, I let them lap me and felt content to try a  
>>> Pertronix
>>> under the cap, and hang out at the back of the pack.  Ancient  
>>> history.
>>>
>>> I backed into a deal on a cheap SPG two years ago and got hooked on
>>> turbo.  But I wanted a less conspicuous, family-size car.  Q-ship is
>>> more my style at this point in life.  I recently became aware of the
>>> trend towards truly affordable C4 prices and started shopping for a
>>> UrS and bought a really nice tornado red/anthracite 95.0 sedan in
>>> December.
>>> I'm enjoying the car a lot.  When this intermittent stalling thread
>>> started, I noticed what at first I thought was a chunk missing  
>>> from a
>>> front snow tire.  It's pretty square wave in nature and only happens
>>> under acceleration.  It does seem to increase in frequency with  
>>> engine
>>> RPM.  This is my first 5 cyl. car so it doesn't feel like any miss  
>>> or
>>> single dead spark I've experienced in the past.  It starts and idles
>>> fine and does not stall.
>>>
>>> Where do I start my diagnosis?  How do I check codes w/o a VAG scan
>>> tool?  Has anyone here had success with the digital Bentley  
>>> (either on
>>> disc or the web version) on a Mac?  The website does not work for me
>>> with Firefox or Safari so I'm afraid to waste my money on the disc.
>>>
>>> Is there a proper ritual or offering I haven't found in the archives
>>> for appeasing the Audi gods?  Is there anyone here who lives near me
>>> and wants to be a mentor to an eager, enthusiastic student?
>>>
>>> -John
>>> Boulder, CO
>>> 95 S6
>>> 77 MGB
>>> 06 boring dd
>>>
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