MICHIGAN TRAVEL TIPS
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THE HOLOGLOBE PRESS
(The 260th Edition)
by
Victor Edward Swanson,
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I have little radio and television background, or maybe I should say that I have a lot of radio and television background, but in either case, I have a bit of stuff here that should be covered in radio features or television features by others, and they would have been covered on radio or television years ago--during the better days of, for instance, news or information reporting on television--and the bit of stuff is about tire-pressure sensors. For several decades, auto makers have been putting tire-pressure sensors (which work in league with main computers of vehicles) into wheels, and for about a decade, the federal government has had a mandate that requires tires have tire-pressure sensors. You probably know little about them, though you may have had at least one go bad, and you then had to have it replaced. A tire pressure sensor is a small unit that exists in a tire, and it is attached, such as by a little bolt, to the tire valve. In essence, the sensor and valve are considered one unit. At an auto-supply store, a sensor-and-valve unit can exist in three main types. Type one can be a OEM unit, which is a unit like one that an auto manufacture has with a new vehicle, and it is usually pre-programmed (which will be discussed in a bit). Type two is a nearly OEM unit, which is a replacement for a true OEM unit, and it is usually pre-programmed. By the way, for a GM-type car, an OEM unit will very likely be a AC Delco-type unit. The other type of unit is a simple aftermarket unit that is a little less of type two, and such a unit can be unprogrammed, and it is the least expensive of the three units. However, the third type of unit has to be programmed before it can be used (it also has to be activated or awakened). Recently, I had two tire-pressure sensors go bad on a 2016 GMC Acadia within a few days. To program a sensor that has to be programmed, a person has to have a programming unit (a device), somewhat like a hand-held auto scan tool; I happen to have an Innova 5610 general-purpose scan tool, and it is always with me in the long-distance traveling vehicle (the vehicle that travels between two residences). Recently, I did pick up from eBay a tire-pressure-sensor-associated tool, and my diagnostic tool is called a MaxiTPMS model TS508WF. I got the tool for about $110.00 on eBay. Okay, let me back up. When I discovered one sensor had gone bad, I thought that I could get a new tire-pressure sensor and install it, and then I could do a "relearn" process. When a new tire-pressure sensor is added to a vehicle or when tires are rotated, the computer in the vehicle has to be informed through a relearn process (involving a tool) where all the sensors are now set or exist (within tires) of the vehicle, and the computer must learn, for instance, the "ID" of each sensor. Okay, so I worked to get a "relearning" tool from eBay. The tool was a very inexpensive thing called an "EL-50448 Plus" (which was designed to work with GM vehicles and Ford vehicles and is a low-quality tool in relation to the MaxiTPMS tool). Then I worked to make a simple "bead breaker" tool, and I did a quick job, since I had other matters to tend to, such as repairs to shingle structure on a house. The experimental bead-breaking tool was a bomb, and I will redesign it next summer. I had a tire place in Cheboygan, Michigan, install the new sensor (which was related to the right-rear tire), and it cost me $30.00. Once the tire was installed on the vehicle, I attempted to do a relearn with the "EL-50448 Plus" (a little red box-like thing), and when I set it to the left-front tire--the required starting point of a relearn--I got nothing, and nothing happened. I checked the vehicle status screen for tire pressures, and I found that the front-left-tire sensor was now dead, and I thought maybe the machine killed the sensor. That is when I did a reorder, and I ordered the MaxiTPMS unit and another simple tool (thinking the first simple tool was a broken item from eBay). I report here that I have not used the second simple unit. When the Maxi TPMS arrived, I discovered the sensor for the front-left tire was dead. Maybe it was coincidence, and it just happened to go bad when I used the the box-like thing. I bought another sensor, and not having a bead breaker, I had the new sensor installed at a place in Ferndale, Michigan, and the cost for the installation was $10.00. So, I report that--not counting the tools--the replacement cost for two sensors stands at about $132.00. I put in pre-programmed sensors, thinking I originally was only going to have one of those simple "relearn" tools at hand, each of which does not have the ability to program a sensor. Let me talk about "activation" and "programming." A sensor has to be activated to have it work in a vehicle, and to activate is to wake up. Sensors are sold in "non-active mode, or they are sold in "sleep" mode, and the sensors are in sleep mode before use so that batteries in them do not wind down to nothing at stores. Basically, to activate a sensor is to use a tool like the EL-50448 Plus or the MaxiTPMS to trigger it to wake up, by pressing a button on either tool. So you should understand, I used the MaxiTPMS--once both new sensors had been installed--to go through the "relearn" process for the vehicle (making the main computer get in contact with each sensor, visa versa). In the process of going through the relearn process, my hitting the button on the tool each time near a sensor made the sensor active. Now I can take up the idea of programming a sensor, and I do it in relation to the MaxiTPMS tool that I have. Of course, no programming has to be done with a sensor that comes from a store that is said to be pre-programmed (unless the seller at the auto stores gives you a wrong part). I go to the non-programmed sensor. The MaxiTPMS is put near a new sensor or the sensor is placed in a little holder in the front of the tool. I then go through the menu on the machine that tells the machine what vehicle the sensor will be used in (the make, the model, and the production year, in essence), and I chose the right option to program the sensor, and I get to the point where I simply hit a button and let the machine to the job, having information stored in it. The MaxiTPMS has information stored in it that is related to many, many vehicles, and from time to time, I will update the unit by contacting the website for the maker of the unit. In the case of the 2016 GMC Acadia, I found that a true OEM tire-pressure sensor (an AC Delco unit) could be bought for about $95.00 (and it was pre-programmed), and I bought a pre-programmed unit that cost about $51.00, and I could have bought a non-pre-programmed unit that would be much less than $51.00. Today, I now have the option of buying a non-pre-programmed unit, since I have the MaxiTPMS tool. I put this information in the start of this edition of Michigan Travel Tips, because of something that struck me. Let us pretend some young gal gets a used vehicle (her first vehicle), such as one of about eight-years old, and she does not have a lot of money, working part time and maybe going to college. Then all of a sudden, after having the vehicle for a few weeks, a tire-pressure sensor goes bad or two sensors go bad at about the same time. It is very likely she will have no skill at changing sensors and making them useful, so she will have to have the work done at a shop, and the cost could be anywhere from $50.00 (maybe) to more than $100.00 for each sensor job. Holy cow! That is a kick in the butt or a kick in the tire! A tire-sensor-replacement job could be expensive. Hey, if four AC Delco sensors were put on a car--and we are only talking about sensors--the cost could be $91.00 times four (four tires or wheels), and that is $364.00, and then there is the installation charge, which I will not calculate here. Oh, a problem that I see is a jackass shop might try to sneak in a cheap sensor (maybe even a slightly used sensor with a somewhat-used battery), and that jackass shop could overcharge a person for what is given. I report that the MaxiTPMS can determine the battery status of a sensor being used on a vehicle, so I will have such a tool around in the future to see what is going on with my sensors. Let me now talk about the relearn process for the 2016 GMC Acadia, which can be different that the process for other vehicles. You put the key in the ignition of the vehicle and put the vehicle in "run" mode, press the lock and unlock buttons at the same time, and wait to hear the vehicle honk twice. You then take, for instance, the MaxiTPMS tool and put it near the sensor for the front-left tire and press the main button (such as for activation and communication set up), and the computer and the sensor (if good) will do their things, and when things go right, the car honks, and then you repeat the process for the right-front tire and the right-rear tire and the left-rear tire. The last honk indicates that things are done. By the way, the MaxiTPMS tool reports to an operator what "relearn" procedure in text to use in relation to a particular vehicle--the information is stored within the tool. I do not use this document to recommend the MaxiTPMS, such as over another tool, and another tool from another manufacture might do you well; I simply use the MaxiTPMS as an example of a tool that is available, and it happened to work for me. Overall, you should be aware now of what a tire-sensor problem could lead to in cost and be aware of what can be done. Hold it! I have some vagueness to pass along. In the case of the MaxiTPMS, when you work to program a new sensor, the tool activates or wakes it up as part of the process, and when you work to read a new sensor that is programmed (from a store) and not awake, the tool wakes it up as part of the process, and that means that you will not find an official button for "activation" on the tool or a sequence in the tool that actually is called "activation.". For the moment, in the case of the "EL-50448 Plus"-type tool, I am not certain if it will wake up a sensor--an already programmed sensor (from the store)--during a relearn process, by hitting the button on the tool, given I have not used the tool, but I do know the EL-50448 Plus cannot program a sensor.
And that is the start of this edition of Michigan Travel Tips.
Over the years, I can see changes with museums in the state, and I can see some things have not changed. At Marquette (of Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula), you can find a place now called the Marquette County Historical Center. Years ago, when I first made an entry for the entity in my files, it was called the Marquette County Historical Museum, and it was located at 213 North Front Street, and the place was in an old building. Today, the Marquette County Historical Center is housed in a somewhat new building (compared with the old building), and the place is open, generally speaking, six days at week throughout the year, but there are some closed days, of course, and the hours for open times are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on most of the open days, and the end time for Wednesday is 8:00 p.m., and the place is closed on Sunday. When I worked at AAA Michigan, I had access to all the maps that AAA Michigan had of Michigan, and they were used from time to time in my reporting on road conditions on the radio. I have several decades of state maps put out by the State of Michigan, and when you look at them, you can see how roadway systems changed over the years and how roads got longer. I see that from at least now through January 31, 2026, the special exist at the "center" is called "Mad About Maps," and it looks at, for instance, maps of Marquette County over the years. Besides the special exhibit, the museum has displays about shipping on the Great Lakes, about the evolution of firearms, and more. Today, the "center" is located at 145 West Spring Street. By the way, one more special event is scheduled for this year, and that event is called the "Brass Choir," and it is scheduled to take place on December 21, 2025, beginning at 4:00 p.m.. Oh, when I first made an entry for the place in my files years ago, and place was not even open in December or in the winter, and that is just a small piece of history.
Warning announcement! Because of incidents at schools for children and incidents at other places for people in general tied to "Sharia" or "Islamic Law" or even the religion/political system known as "Islam," I now regularly have this paragraph as a part of each edition of Michigan Travel Tips. The governmental system of the United States of America based on The U.S. Constitution and "Sharia" or, informally, Islamic law, are not compatible and cannot co-exist, and one reason is "Sharia" (et cetera) is a political system, in which there is one-party rule, and that one party is basically made up or controlled by religious leaders who base all the ways of their culture or society on "Sharia" or "Islamic Law." Those who uphold and practice "Sharia" have no tolerance for the existence of Christianity or Buddhism or Hinduism or non-religion, and that is a fact, and "Sharia" is a political system in which women are second-rate human bodies and in which clergy can be involved in determining business transactions, and there is no "freedom of speech" tied to politics in a society related to "Sharia." When you travel around Michigan and in other states of the country, watch for signs that rotten people are trying to teach you or family members, especially children, that "Sharia" is good and "Allah" is good and teach you or family members that the United States of America is bad and that, for instance, Christianity and Buddhism and Hinduism are bad, which I have evidence is happening and which is being brought about by people who are clearly working to make "Sharia" a dominant political system in the world (it is a political system as rotten as socialism and fascism and communism are, since it promotes violence and thuggery and coercion, and it promotes killing of non-followers behind the face of religion and a god, Allah). By the way, a society based on "Sharia" really creates nothing in the long run and does not advance the human society as a whole since it is too busy suppressing the ideas of people and keeping the ideas of the society based on ways of only a few minds up front (the political leaders), whose main purpose is to keep themselves enriched through the work of others, the many--it is a gang-run society really. Yes, if you run across people pushing the idea that Muslim stuff--particularly the true The Quran and not the translations of The Quran that are faked to hide the true nature of Islam--is better than the U.S. is, especially to little children, go public and make it known to other good people and fight back against it.
This document was posted on the Internet on December 10, 2025, and on December 10, 2025, Presque Isle County of Lower Michigan looked different for motorists and travelers than it had during the three-day period starting on March 28, 2025. On March 28, 2025, a super-big ice storm hit Presque Isle County and other parts of northern Lower Michigan and eastern Upper Michigan, and the storm damaged a bunch of stuff, such as some 2,800 telephone poles related to the Presque Isle Electric and Gas Cooperative, and, for instance, many roads were partially blocked or blocked by fallen trees. In the county was and is a house where I spend about half the year, and the yard for the house had numerous fallen trees, one of which hit the house, and, over the next number of months, I did work to clean up the property and repair the house, which was done intermittently, having to be at the other residence at times, too. While I did clean-up work and repair work, I took photographs of things, and those photographs were combined with audio into a video, and that video now exists at the channel for "The Hologlobe Press" on YouTube. The video is called The March 2025 Presque Isle County (MI) Super-Big Ice Storm -- Tree and Debris Removal and House Repair, and it is sort of a companion video to another video that exists at the channel, which is about one process to cut up a fallen tree safely and which is called One Technique for Cutting Up or Taking Down a Tree Safely in a Tight Location Near a House--A History Piece of Michigan. Although the house is not a place to visit, I felt I should report to you one little piece of history related to Presque Isle County and the super-big ice storm of March 2025.
Enjoy your traveling in Michigan!
Stay well!
Victor
Your travel tip in this edition of Michigan Travel Tips is:
The Marquette County Historical Center, Marquette, Marquette County, the Upper Peninsula.
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