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Old 05-03-2011, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by leathermang View Post
" it is getting harder and harder to find someone to work on your car " .. that is a sign from above that it is time for you to learn to do it.... and you really can not trust anyone else to be as interested in your car as you are...

I suggest for the first afternoon that you have some of these in the freezer first..

http://www.hillcountrymfg.com/

and that you not try being excessively frugal about the wrenches for adjusting them..
I spent three hours bent over the fender and then could not access the number five valves... next to the firewall....had to button it back up , wait till I could go to the dealer on a week day and unbutton it again...

You need the spooning wrenches and the third hand wrench... makes it way easier...
Do not let people talk you out of those by saying they have never needed them.. they may be lying about that just to get attention.....LOL.... it happens.... one upmanship..
Hubris, etc...

X2
Are they for your head or your hands?
You may need a few beers in the fridge as well if the weather is warm enough!!!
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