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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Gray CPS as a spare

Am I wasting my time hauling the thing around in my glove box? When I took my truck in for the recall, the tech (who was actually a decent one!) noticed my CPS was almost new and just handed me the gray one in a bag and sent me on my way. I'm wondering if I should just scrape up the $65 and buy a black one from Jody and toss the gray one in the trash.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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I would keep the grey one as a spare. If your pops you can use the grey one till you can get a black one. Just my $.05
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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I have a gray one in my glove box as a spare. Even if it makes the truck run bad, its better then not at all. Just my .02
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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You can keep the gray CPS for the guy on the side of the road that don't know why his truck will not start. Get a black one from Jody for when your truck don't start. I have a gray one on my truck and 2 in the glove box.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by miller_feed
You can keep the gray CPS for the guy on the side of the road that don't know why his truck will not start. Get a black one from Jody for when your truck don't start. I have a gray one on my truck and 2 in the glove box.
2 in the glove box?? If mine goes I sure hope I can a new one before the spare goes too!! lol I do need to get in touch with jody and get a black one, all this talk about funkie codes and stuff related to the grey one has me paraniod.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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OT - any got any idea why cant I put smilies in my messages, am I in time out for some reason
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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Chase. Hang on to the gray one. Jody no longer has, and can no longer get the gray ones. Almost all (if not all) the IH dealers are out of the black ones too. Even the new ones from IH are gray.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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Dang... no more black CPS's? I wonder if Ford will recall the recall and give us a good CPS???
 
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No word yet on if the gray IH unit is any better than the new Ford one. Someone will have to buy one and see if any differences can be found.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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No word yet on if the gray IH unit is any better than the new Ford one. Someone will have to buy one and see if any differences can be found.
Oh damn another test!! aggghhhhhhhhhhh I sure hope its another shade of grey, mainly because I am so easily confused.
 
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