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1993 Caravan OH console on a '92...?
Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:02:09 -0400, clare wrote: > >> On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:31:42 -0400, Hachiroku ???? > wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:57:33 -0700, wws wrote: >>> >>>>> I'm always looking for something for free. Isn't that what the >>>>> Internet, and especially the groups for? To pick brains? >>>>> >>>>> Other than that, will the $25 cover only ONE vehicle, or the 4 I have >>>>> on the road currently? >>>> I wouldn't say pick. >>>> I would however say share. >>>> Everyone brings something to the table. Your wiring fable says to me >>>> you have not seen even one wire, much less counted them. >>> Does anyone know WTF this idiot is talking about? "Wiring fable"? I used >>> to wire up large aircraft engine controls, point to point. >>> >>> So here's the fable: I have a bundle of wires sticking out from the >>> headliner that are supposed to attach to an overhead console. The >>> connector has been cut off. So, do you have an idea what wire goes where, >>> or where I can get a wiring diagram so I can rewire it myself, or are you >>> just going to be a big mouth with nothing to say, but are going to say >>> it anyway? >> Go to youtr local library and see if they have a manual. Second >> choice subscribe to Aldata or see if anyone around your area has the >> computerised manuals that can print you out the diagram. Can't remember >> the name of the program - but most garages use either it or Aldata now. > > I actuall did find a reference in a Dodge forum, with a link to the manual > pages. > > The only problem I have with Alldata is the way it is used. I brought a > car to a place for a timing belt and a water pump. The belt drives the > water pump, so when you remove the belt, the pump is right there, right? > > OK, so then "Flat Rate" comes into play: They have to remove the covers, > idlers, etc to get the belt out. The water pump is three more bolts. The > were going to charge me the price, according to Alldata's "Flat Rate" to > change the timing belt, and THEN charge me Alldata's "Flat rate" to remove > the water pump, which means charging me for the removal and reinsatllation > of the timing belt ALL OVER AGAIN!!! Pay for labor you're doing once, > twice? No thanks. > > > Every garage I have ever used for major repairs, always assumed a water pump swapout was part of a timing belt change, and quoted it that way. Not many people keep a car long enough for a timing belt change, and those that do usually know why they should be changed at the same time. -- aem sends... |
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1993 Caravan OH console on a '92...?
On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:53:15 -0400, aemeijers wrote:
> Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: >> On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:02:09 -0400, clare wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:31:42 -0400, Hachiroku ???? > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:57:33 -0700, wws wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I'm always looking for something for free. Isn't that what the >>>>>> Internet, and especially the groups for? To pick brains? >>>>>> >>>>>> Other than that, will the $25 cover only ONE vehicle, or the 4 I >>>>>> have on the road currently? >>>>> I wouldn't say pick. >>>>> I would however say share. >>>>> Everyone brings something to the table. Your wiring fable says to me >>>>> you have not seen even one wire, much less counted them. >>>> Does anyone know WTF this idiot is talking about? "Wiring fable"? I >>>> used to wire up large aircraft engine controls, point to point. >>>> >>>> So here's the fable: I have a bundle of wires sticking out from the >>>> headliner that are supposed to attach to an overhead console. The >>>> connector has been cut off. So, do you have an idea what wire goes >>>> where, or where I can get a wiring diagram so I can rewire it myself, >>>> or are you just going to be a big mouth with nothing to say, but are >>>> going to say it anyway? >>> Go to youtr local library and see if they have a manual. Second >>> choice subscribe to Aldata or see if anyone around your area has the >>> computerised manuals that can print you out the diagram. Can't remember >>> the name of the program - but most garages use either it or Aldata now. >> >> I actuall did find a reference in a Dodge forum, with a link to the >> manual pages. >> >> The only problem I have with Alldata is the way it is used. I brought a >> car to a place for a timing belt and a water pump. The belt drives the >> water pump, so when you remove the belt, the pump is right there, right? >> >> OK, so then "Flat Rate" comes into play: They have to remove the covers, >> idlers, etc to get the belt out. The water pump is three more bolts. The >> were going to charge me the price, according to Alldata's "Flat Rate" to >> change the timing belt, and THEN charge me Alldata's "Flat rate" to >> remove the water pump, which means charging me for the removal and >> reinsatllation of the timing belt ALL OVER AGAIN!!! Pay for labor you're >> doing once, twice? No thanks. >> >> >> > Every garage I have ever used for major repairs, always assumed a water > pump swapout was part of a timing belt change, and quoted it that way. Not > many people keep a car long enough for a timing belt change, and those > that do usually know why they should be changed at the same time. I just wait till mine break, usually at the edge of the middle of nowhere, at 5:00 in the afternoon, on a Friday... Good thing I have non-interference engines... |
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