task switching

 

1. I had to put a new alternator on my ‘93 Chevy truck.  The previous one lasted exactly 5 years.  But not many miles though; only put 9,200 miles on it since then.  Naturally, the one I put on before only had a 3 year warranty.  Took me about 10 minutes to change it out, so not too bad.  Only cost $100.  I am at the point of needing to put a master cylinder in it as well.  That’s not very difficult either.

   Posted by John C       07/30/2010  at  12:30 PM  



2. No, putting it in isn’t hard. Not screwing up all the tubes that go into the MC, and then safely bleeding the brakes, that’s a minor challenge. It’s a job done best with 2 guys and the right tools.

   Posted by Drew458       07/30/2010  at  04:35 PM  



3. MC on the truck is not as bad as putting plug wires on my daughter’s ‘92 Cavalier.  They put the electronic distributor on the back of the engine, down at the bottom of it.  You have to jack up the car and crawl underneath it to get to it.  I have not figured out why they did that...plenty of room on top for it.  We had to put an ignition switch/lock cylinder in it right after we got it.  Found one for cheap, but it was designed to be nearly impossible for someone to do at home. 

   But neither one of those vehicles can top the ‘02 Impala that I can’t drive right now.  The computer says the catalytic converter is bad even though it is nearly new.  Because the converter tests good, the shop that put it on will not replace it.  It will not pass emissions because of it.  It has the 3.4L V6 that is notorious for leaking oil and water around the intake manifold...started doing that at 85,000 miles.  I have a list of about 15 things that are wrong with that car, that started going wrong at about 5 years old.  Irritates the hell out of me.  I am never going to purchase a GM product again based on that car (that and the fact that I refuse to support Government Motors).  At least I can fix things on the truck and Cavalier.

   Posted by John C       07/30/2010  at  06:58 PM  



4. Oxygen sensors maybe? There are usually at least 2. Check their wire’s resistance with a meter. Also check the connections at the computer socket up under the dash. You may have to have the computer reset ... these engines have a “learning mode” and if that gets out of whack no amount of parts swapping will make it right.

   Posted by Drew458       08/01/2010  at  08:23 AM  

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