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Mechanic and Engineer Invent High-Tech Ways to Diagnose the Hidden Ailments

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery

a partnership made in heaven - well almsot - a back yard garage

For mechanics like Bernie Thompson, fixing cars in the late 1970s was all about grease and, more often than not, guesses.
But a neighbor with an oscilloscope and later a biking buddy with an engineering degree helped decode a secret language spoken in a modern automobile's maze of wires and hoses, and opened a whole new world for this Albuquerque businessman.

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Jonno (92)

Senior board member | 2007-09-25 06:15:23

I guess that it's just a matter of getting the right people together to "feed" off each other - they are making dough, so must be doing something right - and cars are not getting any simpler - I used to do all of my own repairs and service work, but these days .... it's all too hard!!

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