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The XX

corey — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:16:14 +0000

One of the benefits of using an online music service, such as Pandora, is that you occasionally get introduced to music you otherwise wouldn’t have heard.

While listening to a channel based on Dead Confederate (another great band), I ran into a band called The XX. They look like a bunch of dorks, but they do make some pretty good music.

Check them out:

The XX

iPhone Fails to Notify for New Voice Mails

corey — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:46:15 +0000

After my brother asked if I got his voice mail earlier today, I realized that my iPhone 3GS hadn’t been notifying me of *any* voice mails for almost 2 weeks – even though I had missed several calls. Turns out I had 7 voice mails waiting for me, which I retreived manually after swearing for a few minutes and threaten to throw my iPhone into the garbage disposal.

I sat down with my phone and started to get it sorted out … first by resetting my network settings (Settings->General->Reset), then upgrading the OS on the phone (from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2), but it still wasn’t picking up any voice mails (I had left a couple as tests). Scouring the Internets revealed little (too much chaff), but I finally stumbled upon a post that lead me to the fix:

CLEAR YOUR DELETED VOICE MAILS!

Apparently, AT&T is happy to keep recording VMails for you, but if your iPhone has too many deleted voice mails – oh no, you don’t get to know about any new ones! Only took me a couple hours to find a fix … Lame-o.

EAA Locator App for iPhone

corey — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:31:24 +0000

If you are headed to AirVenture this year and have an iPhone, this app would come in really handy!

Company Creates ‘EAA Locator’ App for iPhone

New Fuel Pumps

corey — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:22:40 +0000

Name: Protek Fuel Pump Module
P/Ns: FPM-1 & FPM-2
Manufacturer’s Page: ProtekPerformance.com

Description:

Replacement for the original fuel pumps that came with my Eggenfellner E6 engine.

Comments:

I like this for two reasons: 1) they are high quality Walbro GSL 393 pumps, 2) the manifold they are mounted to allow me to connect with standard AN fittings. With the standard Eggenfellner setup, you have to convert from rubber EFI hose to a barbed NPT fitting to an NPT to AN adapter. This setup also handles feeding both pumps very compactly, rather than an extended T with rubber hoses.

Manifold Flow Control Orifice

corey — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:10:48 +0000

Name: Brass Flow-Control Orifice, 1/8″ NPT, 0.032″ orifice
P/N: 2712T478
Purchased From: McMaster-Carr

Description:

Brass fitting with 1/8″ NPT threads .. male to female. This particular one has a 0.032″ flow restriction orifice.

Comments:

This will be installed on the engine’s manifold, on the manifold pressure line. The purpose is to prevent the manifold pressure sensors from experiencing rapid fluctuations in pressure, making for a more even response. I’m worried this will actually cause minor tuning problems with the engine ECU (which uses manifold pressure to determine appropriate amounts of fuel), so I will have to experiment a little.. and possibly move this to a position after the ECU’s manifold sensor. (Which would require buying a different type of orifice).