Repair Flow Charts

[DWM]

Originally Posted by Anadinolin

if you could send it to him, it would be a great start to his flow chart...and stamp collection

Couldn't find a stamp sorry.
Also it turned out I knew more than I thought. I hope this helps.

[stephend]

Originally Posted by Oilydad

As a follow up to this, would anyone be interested in forming a 'group' to maybe put together some flow charts specifically for our Volvos?

I know that NO flow chart can cover all eventualities, but they are certainly a help when working through a problem methodically.

I'd be willing to do the work with the flowcharts (being retired soon I will have plenty of time on my hands), but obviously would need lots and lots of information from all sorts of sources and owners. Might take a few months to put it all together, but what do you think?

Feedback please.

I think it's a great idea - but also a hell of a lot of work, and the task could expand... and expand... and expand... I'm thinking of some of the wikis you see on open source software sites, which always turn my brain to mush!

[stephend]

The other random thought that crosses my mind (what mind?)... The logic might be easy to flow-chart, but how to incorporate the detail?

Just as an example, I guess the three basic questions - is there fuel, is there a spark, is there compression? - are easy to ask, but how to check fuel will differ a lot for different technologies, I gather that the old method of checking for a spark by holding a plug lead close to the block isn't advised with modern ignition systems, and you're only going to check the compressions if you happen to possess a compression tester.

I'd love to see how an AA or RAC chap would go about it...