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Saddletramp1200

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Whiskey said:
I wish they wouldn't name dog treats with the word grapes, some folks are going to think its ok to give their pets grapes....dang it
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Yea, I know. Any competent Dog person knows better. Marketing sells. I dump the treats into a 5 gallon bucket to keep it fresh, & bugs out. Brand New Bucket. My Dogs are Family. How it is :cool:
 
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Yeah @pete67, so, what the hell was wrong with the furnace?
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I have a electric furnace and I put new sequencers on it and it still wouldn't heat. I checked everything with a meter 3 or 4 times and I finally saw what was wrong. I put one wire on the wrong terminal. I put it where it was supposed to be and it works great.
 
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pete67 said:
I have a electric furnace and I put new sequencers on it and it still wouldn't heat. I checked everything with a meter 3 or 4 times and I finally saw what was wrong. I put one wire on the wrong terminal. I put it where it was supposed to be and it works great.
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Glad you got that fixed, Pete!
 
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pete67 said:
I have a electric furnace and I put new sequencers on it and it still wouldn't heat. I checked everything with a meter 3 or 4 times and I finally saw what was wrong. I put one wire on the wrong terminal. I put it where it was supposed to be and it works great.
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So O.H.S.? Lol
 
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LOveWerks said:
What a day. The stress-level was so high, that we got home just a little after 6:30 pm, fed the dogs, ourselves, then - we both crashed.

The manager comes back to tell us that the cv axle and half-shaft are fine - but, there's a broken brake line in the left-rear of the car.

WTF? The last time we took the car there, we had a cooling system problem. After they 'repaired' it, we got the car, drove it home - and not even halfway back home, it started overheating again. I had a bottle of 50/50 coolant; I kept adding to the reservoir, after 'burping off' the boiling excess.

The temperature needle never made it to the 'red zone', but it was stop and go all the way home. The following day, they sent a tow truck (free, of course). The tow truck driver took the ignition key, cranked it, and the idle was smooth - towed it back to Fire*****, and they called, apologizing all over themselves, claiming it was repaired, and for us to come pick it up.

We got a ride up there (forty minutes) from next-door neighbor 'Uncle Pervy' ($20 we gave for gas), picked up the car, and never made it out of Raleigh - it overheated again.

Called Fire***** - they sent another tow truck - it was an all day affair - finally, after flushing gunk out of the little, 'New Age' radiator, and replacing a 'supposed' bad thermostat housing - they topped off the coolant, and let the car sit there and run for about forty minutes.

It hasn't idled the same, since. We took it back there, and after a compression check - number four cylinder was 30% off of normal - and, they wouldn't take the blame for any of it.

We went up there, for a tire rotation, and a check of the cv axle and half-shaft yesterday, 4 pm. Brakes were fine all the way up there. No leaks visible from where we parked at in a handicapped spot, to the front bay where it was taken (40 yards, if that).

They said they needed to keep it overnight - we didn't have enough to stay at a nearby hotel. So, it was me - driving with hazard lights blinking, all the way home. Emergency brake madness.

We called Fire***** Customer Service. Liz spoke to a guy named Zach - he's arranging to get that particular Fire***** to send yet another free tow truck. I'm past being pissed off. The brakes were fine, until the car made it into their garage bay.

Tomorrow (today), is going to be hell-in-a-handbasket for Fire*****. I've had it with their bulls***. On their wall, from Harvey Fire*****, was a large placard that reads:

"Honesty is the cornerstone of business."

Maybe then, Harvey, but your legacy, NOW, is nothing more than a scam, between Fire***** Credit, Credit First, and the dishonest, hack mechanics that work at 27790. I share this with @Whiskey's Corner, as this is a truly sad state of affairs that seems to be endemic in the car repair business.

Freakin' HACKS. If I wasn't challenged with my mobility, and having a lack of tools (I had one of those Craftsman 130 pc. suitcase toolkits - during my homeless days, it got stolen - along with plethora clothes, and pieces of my life) - I'd try to do whatever needs to be done, with Liz helping and cheering me on...

@LOveWerks and @Liz Wonder
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Brother loose the anger. Right & Anger don't mix. You accomplish nothing with anger. Call an attorney if needed. I would say, I demand a loner car till you make mine right. Simple, NO anger. Try that first. :cool:
 
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Or you could blow the windows out of the place with an AR - 15 go storming in & demand your car be fixed I guess. Might lead to future problems tho. :cool:
 
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LOveWerks said:
Thank you, bro. With this particular shop, as I had written, this ain't (you'll rarely see me write that word, unless it's in a song) my first rodeo.

I was kind, and understanding yesterday. Yet, businesses like this are 'psychic vampires', that suck away ALL of my positive energy. @Saddletramp1200, I believe that it's time for a bagel and lox chewing, five foot four inch attorney with a three-foot mouth (LoL).

My attorney years ago, Philip L. out of Norfolk, VA, would fit the bill perfectly. He's retired, now - but this guy could kick the Lady of Justice's @$$ up to her shoulder blades - scales, and all,

Only a true two-wheeled bro can talk me down, and bring in the Zen. Thank you.

LW & Liz
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Bro to Bro. I did the anger angle. Don't fuckin' work. My size & Tattoo's don't mean shit next to a 165 lb Lawyer. Theres ways, ass whippin' is a dead skill. :cool:
 
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