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    • RacinBob
      RacinBob last edited by

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      Remember my cousin Anthony who is still trying to figure out where the compression went on his Camry? Well yesterday he found he had a new problem, the blend door actuator failed on his Chevy truck leaving him with no heat. Well for most people, the blend door actuator repair requires a $1000+ disassembly of the dashboard. But not for him.

      Nope, instead Anthony gets his trusty Sawzall out and goes digging for the culprit. In his words;

      Friday the 13th for ya. Heat goes out in the truck. Stupid little mode door actuator on the fritz. Stuck between "Recirculate" and "Fresh".

      At least 20 year old GM trucks are really easy to work on. Had the entire dash apart in under an hour. Used a Sawzall to cut an access hole through the vent. Jammed a screwdriver in the actuator and now I have my heat back.

      Meanwhile, I've got a Camry with a blown engine. The joys of driving junkers.
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      • CB
        CB last edited by

        I didn't remember your cousin until I saw that Camry. Jesus that's absurd.

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        • Shop-Teacher
          Shop-Teacher last edited by

          Getting the rusty rear bumper off of my truck last weekend, required the use of sawzall.

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          • sn4cktimes
            sn4cktimes @Shop-Teacher last edited by

            @shop-teacher Getting the female trailer plug off my wife's Juke required a sawzall. Bolts and nuts were rusted into single glooped units. Was a special kind of ridiculous. New one went on with stainless hardware. It'll likely do the same thing but it'll be a toss up which goes first at that point, car or plug.

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            • TheDutchTexan
              TheDutchTexan last edited by

              I know my next car will be a classic. Nothing better than being able to take a car apart with a Philips head and a 10mm socket (exaggeration, but you know what I am getting at). It's going to suck only getting 15mpg highway though.

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              • Shop-Teacher
                Shop-Teacher @sn4cktimes last edited by

                @sn4cktimes yeah, by the time this bumper (and trailer hitch) need to be replaced ... There probably won't be any frame left to attach it to.

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