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Number: 3759
From: "Sandy Block"
Date: Fri Oct 10, 2003  7:46 pm
Subject: Re: Underhood Light FIXED !!

Body:
Re: Underhood Light FIXED !!

I can deal with that! 100 miles will be in 2 and a half years, so I
can deal with another problem then!
-- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> Uh oh. Sounds like a total lemon you got there. :-)
>
> Who knows what will break in another 100 miles or so.
>
> -Mike
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
> wrote:
> > That's exactly what I thought, too, Mike! Was probably "in" but
> not
> > snapped, and after 17 years it got loose & fell out.
> > First problem in 655 miles!! :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> > > Excellent. Maybe it was never fully attached? Maybe it was
> > > overlooked at the factory? Most of the connectors snap so
> tightly
> > > that its almost impossible to get them separated without
busting
> > them.
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > >
> > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block"
> <cigarsandy@c...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > I fixed the underhood Light!
> > > > A coupling connection came apart.
> > > >
> > > > At the lower edge of the hood, just inches above the
firewall,
> > but
> > > > attached to the hood, is a coupling where the wire that goes
> up
> > to
> > > > the actual light and then comes down to connect to a small
> grey
> > > > plastic connector. It slides in to the other half and snaps
> > > locked.
> > > > That connection came apart, and the shorter wire (wrapped in
> > black
> > > > tape) had fallen down, outta sight, so I didn't see it. I
> > studied
> > > > the Silver 90 (which is at home) and that is where I saw that
> > > > connection, then I went down to the storage facility and
> looked
> > at
> > > > the blue '90 - only to see it was not there! So I went
> groping
> > > > around and found the "wire to nowhere" and saw the same
> plastic
> > > > connector and pick it up and snapped it in and VIOLA,
> the "bad"
> > > bulb
> > > > lit up!!
> > > > It's always good to have a spare identical car around to
check
> &
> > > see
> > > > how something should be, on the real thing! :)