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Date:         Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:24:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject:      Re: Friday tech question quiz
Comments: To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <222585033.1160654.1373678006372.JavaMail.root@sz0063a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
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I'm with you.. you are thinking to hard. I'm after awareness of a very, very basic action that ..appears to me .. people don't even do or think of sometimes.. theyimmediately start thinking about 'what part' or rush to online groups.

what is that one action that is a natural and basic first step ? ..so simple ..its' too obvious even, and some people don't think to do it even, apparently tome. or maybe on one is noticing what I notice in postssometimes.. ones like this .. my ( year and version not stated half the time of course )Vanagon does X, what could be causing that ?

what basic action does it sound like they didn't do ? one word, 4 letters.

On 7/12/2013 6:13 PM, J Stewart wrote: > I can't think of one word, but I do know this after 34 years as a telecommunications tech and shade tree mechanic: Check the simple stuff first, don't over complicate things, when troubleshooting something for a long time and frustrated, walk away for a while, and even if someone else said they already checked something-check it again anyway! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- >> What is the First Step in diagnosing something ..? >> something not working right. >> the first step, one word, 4 letters. >> It' flat amazing, seems to me anyway..how many times people don't do >> this one basic action as their first step to solving a vanagon issue >> problem. >> one word, 4 letters.


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