John sure got it right! Get the manual, read the section. Make your own repairs. Be patient with list vendors. I have a 1992 Ford Crown Victoria, its a Law Enforcement special edition ............. the tune up was $415.00 at a Ford dealership and I had to take it back because they tore the insulation off two of the new spark wires that they installed. I could have screwed it up for much less. Stan On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:40:41 +0000 Jfp w/3 WBXs <jfp7@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > Hi John, > > It's always easy to second guess you but the key here is obvious. I > don't > particularly enjoy working on any of my 3 WBXs but I cannot tolerate > the > unreliable work performed by so-called professionals. The list is > full of > very sad tales of good money spent but a major failure occurred > anyway due > to lousy workmanship. Sometimes the poor workmanship isn't that > obvious and > the WBX is condemned as poorly designed junk (just ask Stan > Wilder!)and the > WBX reputation takes another undeserved hit. I do all my own work, > replace > every hose, tighten every clamp, route every wire and I DON'T do > roadside > repairs. > > Do your own work, save money and drive with confidence. While you're > doing > your own work, LOOK AROUND, snoop, tug on things, question stains > and signs > of movement. I was very glad to read that your van didn't become a > flaming > comet and all the occupants remained safe. As for your emergency > fix, you > get the McGiver award! > > Regards, John > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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