Re: "For the want of a pin......"
Posted by BH On 2012/7/26 9:06:03
No, you and your mechanic are not paranoid. It's been a war waged by the vehicle manufacturers for years - trying to keep owners from circumventing the dealer network for service. Ironically, the level of complexity drives many good technicians away from the dealerships - often to independent shops. Meanwhile, the average age of a vehicle on the road is now over 10 years (and climbing), and that's not merely a reflection of product durability.
I think it's great that your mechanic is trying to teach the younger fellas about the old ways. With PackardInfo's archive at your disposal, you might wanna provide him with hard copy of pages from the shop manual (and any relevant bulletins) for his pupils to study.
It may be impossible to tell why the rocker arm pin clip was not installed, but one sentence from the shop manual text on fuel pump assmbly might have made all the difference.
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I think it's great that your mechanic is trying to teach the younger fellas about the old ways. With PackardInfo's archive at your disposal, you might wanna provide him with hard copy of pages from the shop manual (and any relevant bulletins) for his pupils to study.
It may be impossible to tell why the rocker arm pin clip was not installed, but one sentence from the shop manual text on fuel pump assmbly might have made all the difference.
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