On Sat Apr-07-2012 07:03, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> 06 Apr 12 18:25, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RN>> This morning I stopped by the shop the M-B is in and recommended   
    RN>> that they check the fuses in the box in the engine compartment.   
    RN>> They said they would and lo and behold, that's what the problem was.   
      
    RW>> LOL! Well duh, we found the problem!   
      
    RN> Yeah, and I didn't get a discount for helping them!  (-:   
      
    RW> You never do...the customer is expected to know the little things   
    RW> about their ride and tell the tech about it so he can make a   
    RW> diagnoses.    
      
   But a mechanic worth his salt would know to check that first.  One of the   
   first things I learned at the GM Training Center in N.O., during a basic tune   
   up course, was to check the battery FIRST.   
      
    RW> 8^)   
      
    RN> They said some fuses were missing, but unless someone who doesn't   
    RN> like me still has a key to that car, I don't see how they could open   
    RN> the hood to get at the fuse box.   
      
    RW> SIL?   
      
   He would have no motive for that whether intentionally or unintentionally.    
   The man has a heart of gold and would do anything for me.   
      
    RN> I'm not saying it's impossible -- just a lot of trouble to go to and   
    RN> you have to be nimble for that.  All I did was check the 15a fuses (I   
    RN> forget why, now) and shove them back into place.  I even noticed a   
    RN> 15a was missing, so I took a spare from the Mark VIII and used it.   
    RN> It didn't change a thing.   
      
    RW> Pull it back out and keep it for a spare...there's nothing there to   
    RW> protect from an overload anyway.   
      
   I wouldn't dare!  (-:  I'll simply buy some spare 15a fuses.   
      
    RN>> Darn thing might have set another two months if I hadn't intervened.   
    RN>> Now the A/C needs recharging because it sat so long.   
      
    RW>> If it leaked out while in the shop, then it was going to leak out   
    RW>> anyway. It's better for the AC system and the environment to get   
    RW>> the leak fixed rather than continuously re-charge it.   
      
    RN> My SIL has a friend who does that, so I asked him to call the guy.   
    RN> If there is a leak in the system, he'll find it and fix it.   
      
    RW> A black light works as detector. Knowing what to look for and what   
    RW> else to change along with the leaky part is what they get paid for.   
    RW> I never knew how intricate the innards of an AC system were until I   
    RW> watched Harry check and R&R a non working AC system into a working   
    RW> system.   
      
   We bought some stuff called Red Angel and put it into the cooling system.  It   
   looks like about a 2-4 oz bottle and costs $40!  It came highly recommended,   
   so I didn't want to leave any stone unturned in getting the A/C in the M-B   
   working.  We still have that rattle when in Reverse and I think it's one or   
   both of the drive shaft supports.  The thing that puzzles me is it doesn't do   
   that in the Drive position.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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