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Subject:Re: Ultimate Fix #1
From:Chris Smith
Date:Tue, 16 Oct 2001 07:38:53 -0500

Ron, great tips and a good solution to most automotive electrical problems
in the real world.

But have you thought of DeCaf?

Chris Smith
Head Slave
DOSM

At 10:43 PM 10/15/01 -0700, Alpha Auto Sales wrote:
>     Since 1969 there is only one repair process I have implemented that got
>phone calls of thanks from multiple customers, some were so pleased with the
>results they told their Wasserboxer owning friends who called for
>appointments and repeated the compliment cycle.

-snip-

>     NOW LISTEN UP!! NO more complaints about idle problems until after
>you've followed ALL these instructions first!! Let me summarize. CUT the
>connectors. SOLDER on NEW eyelets, crimp them first. Preferable to cluster
>as many wires together, i.e. the cylinder head cluster I think contains
>seven wires. A little care and patience can stuff them all in three yellow
>eyelets, TAKE THE YELLOW INSULATION OFF BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO SOLDER!! ALL
>CONNECTORS WILL BE REATTACHED TO BRIGHT METAL!! Too lazy to do them all??
>Wrongo, bucko, get on with it and do all of 'em at once, you'll be glad you
>did.
>
>     Fixes idle, timing, charging and slow cranking problems. You think you
>need a new battery 'cause your brick cranks slow? Maybe you do, but you'd be
>foolhardy to not fix your grounds first.
>
>     What's that you say? Your A/C compressor is in the way?? Too bad, you
>bought it, now deal with it, move that dead weight out of the way and get on
>with changing all those eyelets. You know you're overdue for belts anyway.

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