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The horn quit working in my van. The problem is in the switch in the steering wheel. To get at it, you need to remove the air bag. I'm not about to touch that thing.


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Lord help you if you drop a loose bolt or nut. You used to be able to find it on the ground underneath the vehicle. Now it falls 6 inches and is lost forever.


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No not lost forever, just look along the roads maybe one of those that finally tumbled free will fit your need.


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I remember the first time I changed the spark plugs on a 1980 Chevy Citation V6 with the then new Transverse Engine. WTF man, are you kidding me?

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Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
The horn quit working in my van. The problem is in the switch in the steering wheel. To get at it, you need to remove the air bag. I'm not about to touch that thing.



Disconnect the negative batt term, touch it to positive. Discharges all current and resets ECM and monitors. Leave it off, do your repairs and rock (Chuck ) on.



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Originally Posted by calikooknic
Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
The horn quit working in my van. The problem is in the switch in the steering wheel. To get at it, you need to remove the air bag. I'm not about to touch that thing.



Disconnect the negative batt term, touch it to positive. Discharges all current and resets ECM and monitors. Leave it off, do your repairs and rock (Chuck ) on.

Do you pay for a new air bag when I screw it up? grin


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Still waiting for someone to put the defrost low enough to de-ice the wipers...

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I could work on the engine of my '66 F-100, while standing in the engine compartment in a pouring rain, and not get wet. Those days are gone, and with them went my enjoyment of car repair.


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Look how many years it took to get them to add vents at the ends of the dash to defrost the side windows. Don't hold your breath on the wipers.


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Originally Posted by woofer
Still waiting for someone to put the defrost low enough to de-ice the wipers...

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Too much heat near the edge of the windshield, causes the glass to crack.


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Would be nice to take some engineers "hunting"

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Nobody has mentioned yet that to do serious work on the newer Ford pickup's engines you have to lift the cab to pull it. Dough!!!! (or however you spell Homer Simpsons favorite crazy)

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Originally Posted by woofer
Still waiting for someone to put the defrost low enough to de-ice the wipers...

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BMW uses an electric strip heater at the base of the windshield to melt ice and prevent the wipers from freezing to the windshield. They started that in 1988 with the 7 series.


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I now pretty much limit my work on vehicles to fluids, wiper blades, rotating tires and brake work. Fortunately most vehicles rarely need a repair in the first 100k miles. But when they hit 120-150k I expect a cash infusion of $3-5k is almost guaranteed. If I was smart I'd sell cars once they hit 90k and buy a new one.

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Originally Posted by MO2AZ
Nobody has mentioned yet that to do serious work on the newer Ford pickup's engines you have to lift the cab to pull it. Dough!!!! (or however you spell Homer Simpsons favorite crazy)


DOH!


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Originally Posted by ironbender
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Nobody has mentioned yet that to do serious work on the newer Ford pickup's engines you have to lift the cab to pull it. Dough!!!! (or however you spell Homer Simpsons favorite crazy)


DOH!




friend of mine has a shop, saw the cab off the truck....I said that looks like a pain in the ass, he said its simple and quick and way easier to work on....bob

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Originally Posted by woofer
Still waiting for someone to put the defrost low enough to de-ice the wipers...

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Me too!!!!!!!!


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