Comments on: Stupid cars! (updated) http://vyxxan.com/452/stupid-cars/ a little bit of everything! Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vyx http://vyxxan.com/452/stupid-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Vyx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:22:25 +0000 http://vyxxan.com/?p=452#comment-965 Well, I was hoping it was something easy like a fan belt. One of the reasons I'm having a shop do the work is because things are easier to get to with that engine if you have a lift. Car has NO clearance to speak of and even changing the oil is a major production. So, no, I'm not changing the alternator myself... can't even find the second bolt that has to be there... but for a repair shop they can get right to things (and see what they are doing, lol) I am still hoping it's something really simple and easy and cheap! :) Well, I was hoping it was something easy like a fan belt. One of the reasons I’m having a shop do the work is because things are easier to get to with that engine if you have a lift. Car has NO clearance to speak of and even changing the oil is a major production. So, no, I’m not changing the alternator myself… can’t even find the second bolt that has to be there… but for a repair shop they can get right to things (and see what they are doing, lol)

I am still hoping it’s something really simple and easy and cheap! :)

]]> By: Valerie http://vyxxan.com/452/stupid-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Valerie Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:35:44 +0000 http://vyxxan.com/?p=452#comment-963 Bummer. Hopefully it'll be something smaller than the whole alternator. I'm surprised you're not replacing it yourself. That's a lot of money. It could be the battery or the voltage regulator (or both). Or a fault in a wire. Or some dang part of the car's computer. Mostly they ought to be able to figure that out just by putting the little computer widget thing on it. I hate broken cars! I feel for ya, sis! Bummer. Hopefully it’ll be something smaller than the whole alternator. I’m surprised you’re not replacing it yourself. That’s a lot of money. It could be the battery or the voltage regulator (or both). Or a fault in a wire. Or some dang part of the car’s computer. Mostly they ought to be able to figure that out just by putting the little computer widget thing on it. I hate broken cars! I feel for ya, sis!

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