Jim,
Sorry I caused you some grief. I don't regard Ford at the bottom of the
pole, I'm just running on a very tight budget right now so any penny
saved....
Allan
BTW, thanks for the tip on the modulator.
Jim Warman wrote:
> Nice to see all these bold statements....
>
> A C-note to hook up the scan tool? Those guys are ballsy.... Why, anyone
> with nearly 10G tied up in one scan tool would insist on recouping their
> investment is beyond me... I do free **** every day and do not expect to
get
> paid..... Come on, folks... raise your hands and say "that's me....
that's
> me...".
>
> Seeing that Ford dealers are held in such low regard, I guess my job
here is
> done....
>
> Have fun with it, folks....
>
> BTW... if anyone has a 99 Explorer with a vacuum modulator from factory,
> I'll pay top bucks for the faulty one....
>
>
> "Allan" <agrayson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:EE0Aj.12783$Uf4.3252@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>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.
>>>
>>>
>
|
