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Old Mar 28, 2014 | 08:01 PM
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Well at least it works!
 
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Old Mar 28, 2014 | 08:16 PM
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Problems that go away by themselves have a tendency to come back by themselves.

At the worst possible moment, too

If it's a wire-jiggleing fix, I can guarantee the problem will return.

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Old Mar 29, 2014 | 06:29 AM
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If it was a loose wire, possibly you fixed it if anything was disassembled or tightened through oxidation. Congrats !!

Dam' I dislike 'self fixing' problems!! They're always are on my mind when I'm using that item.

Now if only the broken landing leg gear on my 5er would self repair.........
 
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Old Mar 29, 2014 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Irelands child
If it was a loose wire, possibly you fixed it if anything was disassembled or tightened through oxidation. Congrats !!

Dam' I dislike 'self fixing' problems!! They're always are on my mind when I'm using that item.

Now if only the broken landing leg gear on my 5er would self repair.........
For a time it seemed all I did was landing gear repair. then for a long time none at all, and now I am back to all the time.

Go figure,

Steve
 
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Old Mar 29, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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For a time it seemed all I did was landing gear repair. then for a long time none at all, and now I am back to all the time.

Go figure,

Steve
If that @#$% foot++ of snow in front of the trailer would melt and the temps get out of the 20's and low 30's I could get it done with my Atwood kit instead of doing an engine job on my garage car. I have a mind to get a second parts kit and do the other one as well while I have the trailer on jack stands
 
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Old Mar 29, 2014 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Irelands child
If that @#$% foot++ of snow in front of the trailer would melt and the temps get out of the 20's and low 30's I could get it done with my Atwood kit instead of doing an engine job on my garage car. I have a mind to get a second parts kit and do the other one as well while I have the trailer on jack stands
Fortunately our weather is warming, but we are having lots of rain. I couldn't decide whether to work on my truck or continue the mods I am doing on my fiver, but then it dawned on me I better do the truck first as without it, I can't tow my trailer.

My 7.3 has a leak somewhere on the topside. The valley is dry behind the HPOP, so I have yet to determine turbo pedestal seals, passenger valve cover gasket, etc. I dumped some dye in with the fuel, but with the rain, haven't had a change to go further. I hate working on stuff covered with oil!

Steve
 
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