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Old 03-25-2007, 07:58 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead View Post
Probably because temperature sensors are notoriously finicky, and converting the analog signal so there is no crosstalk between the OBC
and the ECU. Its basically just easier not to share temp sensors.
Of course the newer can-bus and other type systems do this just fine...
Of course my 95 TI is now 12 years old.... So the tech back then wasn't as good.
Good call; I was thinking that it's so simple but thinking about what kind of computer I had back then (hint: about the release of the first Pentium processor) I can see why it's easier to engineer it that way.
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