08 Apr 12 10:04, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:  
    
   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.  
    
   RN> But a mechanic worth his salt would know to check that first.  
    
  True.  
    
   RN> One of the first things I learned at the GM Training Center in N.O.,  
   RN> during a basic tune up course, was to check the battery FIRST.  
    
  Nothing works without a good battery to run it.  
    
   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?  
    
   RN> He would have no motive for that whether intentionally or  
   RN> unintentionally. The man has a heart of gold and would do anything  
   RN> for me.  
    
  k  
    
   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  
   RN>> (I forget why, now) and shove them back into place.  I even noticed  
   RN>> a 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.  
    
   RN> I wouldn't dare!  (-:  I'll simply buy some spare 15a fuses.  
    
  Well, at least you'll know where to find another spare if you need it.  
  Just don't forget where it is.  
    
   RN>>> Darn thing might have set another two months if I hadn't  
   RN>>> intervened. 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.  
    
   RN> We bought some stuff called Red Angel and put it into the cooling  
   RN> system. It looks like about a 2-4 oz bottle and costs $40!  
    
  That's a temporary fix and when the time comes, the tech who eventually  
  gets to fix it right will be cussing you out all whole day long and into  
  the night. He'll have to clean the entire system before he can repair it.  
    
   RN> It came highly recommended, so I didn't want to leave any stone  
   RN> unturned in getting the A/C in the M-B working.  
    
  Not only will the tech be cussing you out, so will the recharging machine  
  owner, whose 134a recovery machine you've contaminated with that Red Devil  
  stuff.  
    
   RN> We still have that rattle when in Reverse and I think it's one or  
   RN> both of the drive shaft supports. The thing that puzzles me is it  
   RN> doesn't do that in the Drive position.  
    
  That would be an interesting problem to trace and repair...keep us up to  
  date on that...  
    
    
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