1972 automobile computer port

[undefined Hancock-4]

VW was advertising a lot in the early 1970s. They had the
"super beetle".

Anyway, they advertised computer diagnostics. There was
a socket to plug in. Ads for that are below:

https://books.google.com/books?id=IFcEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA24&dq=life%20volkswagen%20socket&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=LVIEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&dq=life%20volkswagen&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false (2 pages)

I was surprised to see that as far back as 1972. I wonder how
sophisticated they were. Computers and electronics were
advanced in 1972, but nothing like that would come in just ten years

[greymaus]

Post by undefined Hancock-4
VW was advertising a lot in the early 1970s. They had the
"super beetle".
Anyway, they advertised computer diagnostics. There was
https://books.google.com/books?id=IFcEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA24&dq=life%20volkswagen%20socket&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=LVIEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&dq=life%20volkswagen&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false (2 pages)
I was surprised to see that as far back as 1972. I wonder how
sophisticated they were. Computers and electronics were
advanced in 1972, but nothing like that would come in just ten years

A freind who repairs my car, has a selection of those plugs. Many
mechanics have them, but they do not tell the customers about them.
A lot of stuff is recorded in the electronice of the car.

Recently, going along a country road, I came on a man whose Toyoto
Landcruiser had just stopped, so he had rang his mechanic to come. The
mechanic joined the leads of the battery for a split second, and the
vehicle started and worked as usual. The mechanit said that doing that
worked in emergencies.

***@mail.com

[Ahem A Rivet's Shot]

On 22 Jun 2021 14:31:46 GMT

Post by greymaus
A freind who repairs my car, has a selection of those plugs. Many
mechanics have them, but they do not tell the customers about them.
A lot of stuff is recorded in the electronice of the car.

OBDII dongles are easy to get and use, I have a woadfang one that
links with any number of apps on the phobile (I use a thing called piston[1]
usually - SFP and jbexes) and one with a display and buttons box on a wire
that I found in one of the Teutonic Twins.

[1] Broke ?

[greymaus]

Post by Ahem A Rivet's Shot
On 22 Jun 2021 14:31:46 GMT

Post by greymaus
A freind who repairs my car, has a selection of those plugs. Many
mechanics have them, but they do not tell the customers about them.
A lot of stuff is recorded in the electronice of the car.

OBDII dongles are easy to get and use, I have a woadfang one that
links with any number of apps on the phobile (I use a thing called piston[1]
usually - SFP and jbexes) and one with a display and buttons box on a wire
that I found in one of the Teutonic Twins.
[1] Broke ?

Its a bit disconcerting to know that your car will confess your driving
faults if asked nicely.

[Charlie Gibbs]

Post by greymaus

Post by Ahem A Rivet's Shot
On 22 Jun 2021 14:31:46 GMT

Post by greymaus
A freind who repairs my car, has a selection of those plugs. Many
mechanics have them, but they do not tell the customers about them.
A lot of stuff is recorded in the electronice of the car.

OBDII dongles are easy to get and use, I have a woadfang one that
links with any number of apps on the phobile (I use a thing called piston[1]
usually - SFP and jbexes) and one with a display and buttons box on a wire
that I found in one of the Teutonic Twins.
[1] Broke ?

Its a bit disconcerting to know that your car will confess your driving
faults if asked nicely.

Disconcerting, yes. Surprising, no. See my .sig...

[Joe Pfeiffer]

Post by Ahem A Rivet's Shot
On 22 Jun 2021 14:31:46 GMT

Post by greymaus
A freind who repairs my car, has a selection of those plugs. Many
mechanics have them, but they do not tell the customers about them.
A lot of stuff is recorded in the electronice of the car.

OBDII dongles are easy to get and use, I have a woadfang one that
links with any number of apps on the phobile (I use a thing called piston[1]
usually - SFP and jbexes) and one with a display and buttons box on a wire
that I found in one of the Teutonic Twins.

Yep, I use a Bluedriver.

[Joe Pfeiffer]

Post by undefined Hancock-4
VW was advertising a lot in the early 1970s. They had the
"super beetle".
Anyway, they advertised computer diagnostics. There was
https://books.google.com/books?id=IFcEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA24&dq=life%20volkswagen%20socket&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=LVIEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&dq=life%20volkswagen&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false (2 pages)
I was surprised to see that as far back as 1972. I wonder how
sophisticated they were. Computers and electronics were
advanced in 1972, but nothing like that would come in just ten years

I had no idea! After a little googling it sounds like the car just had
a set of sensors that were wired to the connector; the dealer computer
read them and gave yea/nay results. But that's a lot more than I had
ever heard about before.

[Robin Vowels]

Post by greymaus

VW was advertising a lot in the early 1970s. They had the
"super beetle".
Anyway, they advertised computer diagnostics. There was
https://books.google.com/books?id=IFcEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA24&dq=life%20volkswagen%20socket&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=LVIEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&dq=life%20volkswagen&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false (2 pages)
I was surprised to see that as far back as 1972. I wonder how
sophisticated they were. Computers and electronics were
advanced in 1972, but nothing like that would come in just ten years

A freind who repairs my car, has a selection of those plugs. Many
mechanics have them, but they do not tell the customers about them.
A lot of stuff is recorded in the electronice of the car.
Recently, going along a country road, I came on a man whose Toyoto
Landcruiser had just stopped, so he had rang his mechanic to come. The
mechanic joined the leads of the battery for a split second, and the
vehicle started and worked as usual. The mechanit said that doing that
worked in emergencies.

.
Try cleaning the battery terminals.

[Peter Flass]

Post by Robin Vowels

Post by greymaus

VW was advertising a lot in the early 1970s. They had the
"super beetle".
Anyway, they advertised computer diagnostics. There was
https://books.google.com/books?id=IFcEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA24&dq=life%20volkswagen%20socket&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=LVIEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&dq=life%20volkswagen&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false
(2 pages)
I was surprised to see that as far back as 1972. I wonder how
sophisticated they were. Computers and electronics were
advanced in 1972, but nothing like that would come in just ten years

A freind who repairs my car, has a selection of those plugs. Many
mechanics have them, but they do not tell the customers about them.
A lot of stuff is recorded in the electronice of the car.
Recently, going along a country road, I came on a man whose Toyoto
Landcruiser had just stopped, so he had rang his mechanic to come. The
mechanic joined the leads of the battery for a split second, and the
vehicle started and worked as usual. The mechanit said that doing that
worked in emergencies.

.
Try cleaning the battery terminals.

AAA guy told me to just disconnect the battery. This resets the computer to
its defaults and erases all the data.