Ford Dealer will be my last choice, tranny shop in Saskatoon that I know
will be second choice if the locals can't find out what's going on. The
local gargae here does have a scanner, or maybe it's a code reader, it's
one or the other. Small town garage where everyone knows everyone else
and they will tell you exactly what's wrong if they can and not sell you
a pile of un-needed parts. They have the handheld scanner/codereader,
they used it on my Explorer one other time to determine we had a problem
with plugs. Didn't really need the codereader for that though, I coud
hear the miss. I'm going to drop in tomorrow.
The vehicle acts somewhat like the way some of my older vehicles had
when they did similar things, modulator valve would be plugged or shot,
or leaking at the hose. Makes me think that when things warm up
tomorrow, I'm going to check any hoses that possibly have come loose or
cracked from ice, snow and cold.
Thanks
Allan
Happy Traveler wrote:
> The Ford dealer will love you. Nothing like charging a $100 diagnostic
fee
> for two minutes of hooking up the scanner. If you go there, at least
have
> them diagnose the problem and quote you the repair. May not cost much
more.
> Or do the same at a tranny shop that you trust.
>
> Anybody with a scanner or even a decent code-reader should be able to
pull
> trouble codes. Some stores, like Autozone do it for free, hoping to sell
you
> parts to solve the problem. If you go that route, make sure to note the
> exact numeric code, not just what the guy thinks that set it.
>
> "Allan" <agrayson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:%2%zj.20349$ea6.16905@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>Thanks for that. I'll see if they can read the codes here at the local
>>garage. If they can't, I'll have to take it into town to the Ford
>>dealer****p next time in.
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