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Re: [TowerTalk] OT: Lessons to be learned

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] OT: Lessons to be learned
From: K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:50:40 -0500
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My first clue was with a 2001 Corolla. A headlight bulb burned out while I was on the road, spare in the glove box. No problem, right? Wrong! It takes a socket wrench to remove a bracket in the way. Now I carry one, but that car is long gone, and I'm sure it's much, much worse now.

73,
Scott K9MA


On 4/19/2021 7:21 PM, KD7JYK DM09 wrote:
"My favorite example is my mother-in-laws Nissan Murano. Requires the engine to be dropped to change the plugs!!"

My old '03 Taurus.  Disconnect, and drop everything in front of the windshield to put in struts.  Not surprisingly, the years of documentation, and videos, even the factory service manuals skip this part.  "Here's the old struts!"  Cut to next page, or scene, "Here's the new ones installed!"  Took me four jacks at $100 a pop, ~six months time, and $750 for struts (I bent one), almost busted an axle, too.  The kiloBuck, and half-day at Les Schwab was sounding better by the minute, but I thought, hey, I'll save a few bucks...  Ironically, about a month later, I found an obscure video where one guy said, but did not show, "You'll have to lower the engine, and transmission carrier to do this."

Kurt

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