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   Message 644 of 2,177   
   Roy Witt to Mark Hofmann   
   Possible electrical problem.   
   16 Dec 11 04:07:51   
   
   15 Dec 11 19:15, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    RW>> Not sure how to go about it, but there must be a way to get at it   
    RW>> ... somebody put it there.   
      
    MH> This is true.   
      
    MH> One thing that drives me crazy on these unknown projects is sometimes   
    MH> you end up taking way more apart and tearing into way more than is   
    MH> really necessary. I have run into that before when replacing the heat   
    MH> core in my old 85' Camaro. Taking apart the dash to get to it was not   
    MH> walk in the park, especially with no instructions.   
      
   8^) They fixed that problem on the next generation.   
      
   The GM labor code book said that it takes 1.5 hours to R&R the heater core   
   in my 95 Z28...   
      
   They were right on the money.   
      
    RW>> at the time. And I agree on how handy they can be, before you begin   
    RW>> work on something unfamiliar.   
      
    MH> Having visuals and diagrams takes alot of the guess work out of it -   
    MH> for sure.   
      
   Not to mention the parts locator manuals. When you're looking for   
   something like the RF module your project needs fixing, that manual will   
   show you right where it is.   
      
    RW>> If they've worked in a shop that services everything, they should   
    RW>> know about it...my friend Harry owned his own shop for years and   
    RW>> knows this stuff inside out. He also worked his way from the ground   
    RW>> up at Bensen Chevrolet in San Antonio before that and now works   
    RW>> there as the Service Manager...   
      
    MH> They probably would know.  If my daughter brings it up again, we can   
    MH> swing by their shop one day when I am off work and just ask one of   
    MH> them.  They still remember me from my engine replacement in my Monte   
    MH> Carlo.   
      
   Drop in to say hello a couple of times before you ask them...that'll keep   
   their memory of you fresh in their mind.   
      
    MH> On a side note, I have already put 10k miles on the new motor.   
      
   Has that ticking noise gotten any better?   
      
      
                   R\%/itt   
      
      
     ,,,By the time you find greener pastures, you can't climb the fence!   
      
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