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small-list Digest Wed, 12 Apr 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 048

In This Issue:
Re: Frustrating Situation.. need comments/advice/ideas.
Re: [Re: Replacing Spark Plugs]
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From: ROlson1039 aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:53:50 EDT
Subject: Re: Frustrating Situation.. need comments/advice/ideas.

black trans fluid is definately a bad sign. personally if the truck is in
good shape body wise and there are no other problems i would probably go
for the rebuilt transmission and depending on what part of the country youre
in , that could be an expensive proposition, probably around $1000. You
might be able to save some money if you were able to bring the tranny to a
reputable rebuilder after pulling it out yourself and once rebuilt,
installing it yourself.Make sure ya get all the old cruddy fluid out of the
lines and radiator when ya do the swap too
As for the heads $400 should cover two completely rebuilt heads, unless
youre fortunate to find a recently rebuilt set in a junkyard. In short though
its probably easier and more economical to repair this truck than to get a
decent car.
maybe you could find a decent wreck cheap to buy and switch parts?
Bob

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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:49:42 -0700
From: "Michael D. Sheridan" psnw.com>
Subject: Re: [Re: Replacing Spark Plugs]

Tim Turner wrote:
>
> "Michael D. Sheridan" psnw.com> wrote:
> >
> > The answer to all the groping around and tearing off skin
> > and bleeding and cursing is get a drill and nibbler and
> > CUT OUT everything in your way and then replace the pieces
> > you cut out with sheet stainless or teakwood, or who cares and
> > some stainless sheet metal screws or through bolt the thing
> > if you so desire.

> >
>
> I "hope" that was tongue in cheek advice but I've seen mechanics with the same
> mindset. Seen a bunch of older Escorts with a torch/drill hole for the crank
> bolt when 3 bolts would drop the nose of the engine... Personally knew someone
> that totaled a 3 year old Ranger with a torch making 'clearance' for something
> during a tranny removal. Got the carpet on fire from underneath and with the
> windows being up (and him stoned) never knew it was burning inside the cab.
> By the time it was noticed the interior was but a plastic puddle in the
> floor-board. Try explaining THAT to a customer!! (that shop bought him
> another truck BTW)
>
> At the risk of going way OT I disagree with flat-rate pay for technicians;
> invites this sort of short-cutting to inflate the pay check..
>
> Tim

Hi Tim:

The advice was simply realistic as there are any number of
beautiful cover plates in any material you desire to patch up
a hole you have to cut out to get somewhere quick and somewhere
that the potential of returning there again usually exists.

I never let cutting out a hole even through a firewall stop
me in getting right to the problem as these inspection plates
should be there in the first place if it were not for the auto
industry needing all the money it can get to keep those big
profits rolling in.

Of course you should understand that I don't just sit there with
a case of beer and a cutting torch and close one eye and cut away.
Any cut outs are well planned and filler plates are selected before
the holes are ever made and the proper power tools are used to smooth
edges and every effort is made to make the job appear that it was
done at the factory.

Michael

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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 18:53:21 EDT
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