'96 GC Air Conditioner Woes
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Why insert them at all?
Did they all suffer from retention?
Did he offer any justification other than 'I made a judgment?
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:441db9e6$0$21263$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> This particular waste of human life is an associate's degree nurse, and a
> mail order (http://www.excelsior.edu) one to boot. He thinks that he is
> superior to hospital nurses, university nurses, EMTs, and that "emergency
> room doctors are not qualified to second guess what I do in the field".
> He
> has been taken down a peg or two, but I am waiting for him to make his
> next
> mistake.
>
> Why would anyone put Foley catheters in six patients, without a medical
> order?
>
> Earle
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:e0a15$441d90d5$4831b233$32018@FUSE.NET...
>> A 'real' mechanic certainly has the qualifications to be ASE Certified
>> and
>> in today's business environment it is almost a certainty. However.....
> that
>> does not mean that all ASE Technicians can be considered 'real'
> mechanics.
>>
>> In the nursing world there are, as you know, great prejudices against
>> hospital trained nurses (RNs) by the university trained nurses (BSN-RNs).
>> I have never seen where the addition of these three letters behind their
>> name improves their competence.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:441d7d5e$0$21264$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> > Are they anything like registered nurses?
>> >
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
>> > news:441D6D9B.728C559B@cac.net...
>> >> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the
> bac!!!!
>> >> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
>> >>
>> >> billy ray wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That was probably the problem... you took it to an "ASE Certified
>> >> > Technician" instead of having a mechanic look at it...
>> >> >
>> >> > What is the difference you ask?
>> >> >
>> >> > If you turn a technician loose in a salvage yard with access to a
>> > complete
>> >> > machine shop and every reference book ever written he can build you
>> >> > a
>> >> > passable lawnmower in six months.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now give a mechanic 4 wrenches, 2 screw drivers, a hammer, a case of
>> >> > Hudepohl, and a pouch of Redman and he can build you anything from a
>> > patio
>> >> > set to an ocean liner...
>> >> >
>> >> > That's the difference..
>> >> >
>> >> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:441cb5cf$0$21256$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> >> > >I had one like this, in a Suburban. None of the "Certified AC
> Service
>> >> > > Centers" I took it to had the brains to do a visual inspection of
> the
>> > rear
>> >> > > AC unit. Guess what was leaking, with oil dripping from a crimped
>> > hose
>> >> > > fitting? I figured this out myself, replaced the rear AC hoses,
> then
>> >> > > while
>> >> > > I was at it bought an O-ring kit and replaced all the O-rings in
> the
>> >> > > system
>> >> > > myself. That was interesting. That metering orifice was
> interesting
>> > too.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > This guy would be ahead asking an AC shop to replace "all the
> O-rings
>> > and
>> >> > > any hose that looks like it needs it". If one O-ring is leaking
> the
>> > rest
>> >> > > are getting ready.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Earle
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> >> > > news:49cfe$441ca012$4831b233$10896@FUSE.NET...
>> >> > >> It probably has a leak that is growing worse. Take it to a "real
>> >> > > mechanic"
>> >> > >> for a leak test
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "mlee" <maleemi@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:yZ0Tf.303$wD1.291@trnddc02...
>> >> > >> >I bought my used '96 Grand in '98. The AC worked fine for about
>> >> > >> >four
>> >> > > years
>> >> > >> >but stopped cooling in '02. I took it to my Jeep dealer and they
>> > fixed
>> >> > >> >it
>> >> > >> >free of charge (I think they replaced the condenser). Things
> worked
>> > fine
>> >> > >> >for about four years but once again it stopped cooling. I bought
> a
>> >> > > recharge
>> >> > >> >kit and everything worked ok for about a month than the AC
> stopped
>> >> > > cooling
>> >> > >> >again. I bought another recharge kit and that only worked for
> about
>> > a
>> >> > > week
>> >> > >> >so it looks like it's back to the dealer :(.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the AC? Do I have to
> plan
>> > on
>> >> > >> > replacing the condenser every 4 years?
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Best Regards,
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Marcel
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
Did they all suffer from retention?
Did he offer any justification other than 'I made a judgment?
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:441db9e6$0$21263$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> This particular waste of human life is an associate's degree nurse, and a
> mail order (http://www.excelsior.edu) one to boot. He thinks that he is
> superior to hospital nurses, university nurses, EMTs, and that "emergency
> room doctors are not qualified to second guess what I do in the field".
> He
> has been taken down a peg or two, but I am waiting for him to make his
> next
> mistake.
>
> Why would anyone put Foley catheters in six patients, without a medical
> order?
>
> Earle
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:e0a15$441d90d5$4831b233$32018@FUSE.NET...
>> A 'real' mechanic certainly has the qualifications to be ASE Certified
>> and
>> in today's business environment it is almost a certainty. However.....
> that
>> does not mean that all ASE Technicians can be considered 'real'
> mechanics.
>>
>> In the nursing world there are, as you know, great prejudices against
>> hospital trained nurses (RNs) by the university trained nurses (BSN-RNs).
>> I have never seen where the addition of these three letters behind their
>> name improves their competence.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:441d7d5e$0$21264$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> > Are they anything like registered nurses?
>> >
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
>> > news:441D6D9B.728C559B@cac.net...
>> >> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the
> bac!!!!
>> >> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
>> >>
>> >> billy ray wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That was probably the problem... you took it to an "ASE Certified
>> >> > Technician" instead of having a mechanic look at it...
>> >> >
>> >> > What is the difference you ask?
>> >> >
>> >> > If you turn a technician loose in a salvage yard with access to a
>> > complete
>> >> > machine shop and every reference book ever written he can build you
>> >> > a
>> >> > passable lawnmower in six months.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now give a mechanic 4 wrenches, 2 screw drivers, a hammer, a case of
>> >> > Hudepohl, and a pouch of Redman and he can build you anything from a
>> > patio
>> >> > set to an ocean liner...
>> >> >
>> >> > That's the difference..
>> >> >
>> >> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:441cb5cf$0$21256$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> >> > >I had one like this, in a Suburban. None of the "Certified AC
> Service
>> >> > > Centers" I took it to had the brains to do a visual inspection of
> the
>> > rear
>> >> > > AC unit. Guess what was leaking, with oil dripping from a crimped
>> > hose
>> >> > > fitting? I figured this out myself, replaced the rear AC hoses,
> then
>> >> > > while
>> >> > > I was at it bought an O-ring kit and replaced all the O-rings in
> the
>> >> > > system
>> >> > > myself. That was interesting. That metering orifice was
> interesting
>> > too.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > This guy would be ahead asking an AC shop to replace "all the
> O-rings
>> > and
>> >> > > any hose that looks like it needs it". If one O-ring is leaking
> the
>> > rest
>> >> > > are getting ready.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Earle
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> >> > > news:49cfe$441ca012$4831b233$10896@FUSE.NET...
>> >> > >> It probably has a leak that is growing worse. Take it to a "real
>> >> > > mechanic"
>> >> > >> for a leak test
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "mlee" <maleemi@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:yZ0Tf.303$wD1.291@trnddc02...
>> >> > >> >I bought my used '96 Grand in '98. The AC worked fine for about
>> >> > >> >four
>> >> > > years
>> >> > >> >but stopped cooling in '02. I took it to my Jeep dealer and they
>> > fixed
>> >> > >> >it
>> >> > >> >free of charge (I think they replaced the condenser). Things
> worked
>> > fine
>> >> > >> >for about four years but once again it stopped cooling. I bought
> a
>> >> > > recharge
>> >> > >> >kit and everything worked ok for about a month than the AC
> stopped
>> >> > > cooling
>> >> > >> >again. I bought another recharge kit and that only worked for
> about
>> > a
>> >> > > week
>> >> > >> >so it looks like it's back to the dealer :(.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the AC? Do I have to
> plan
>> > on
>> >> > >> > replacing the condenser every 4 years?
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Best Regards,
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Marcel
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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Posts: n/a
Why insert them at all?
Did they all suffer from retention?
Did he offer any justification other than 'I made a judgment?
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:441db9e6$0$21263$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> This particular waste of human life is an associate's degree nurse, and a
> mail order (http://www.excelsior.edu) one to boot. He thinks that he is
> superior to hospital nurses, university nurses, EMTs, and that "emergency
> room doctors are not qualified to second guess what I do in the field".
> He
> has been taken down a peg or two, but I am waiting for him to make his
> next
> mistake.
>
> Why would anyone put Foley catheters in six patients, without a medical
> order?
>
> Earle
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:e0a15$441d90d5$4831b233$32018@FUSE.NET...
>> A 'real' mechanic certainly has the qualifications to be ASE Certified
>> and
>> in today's business environment it is almost a certainty. However.....
> that
>> does not mean that all ASE Technicians can be considered 'real'
> mechanics.
>>
>> In the nursing world there are, as you know, great prejudices against
>> hospital trained nurses (RNs) by the university trained nurses (BSN-RNs).
>> I have never seen where the addition of these three letters behind their
>> name improves their competence.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:441d7d5e$0$21264$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> > Are they anything like registered nurses?
>> >
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
>> > news:441D6D9B.728C559B@cac.net...
>> >> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the
> bac!!!!
>> >> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
>> >>
>> >> billy ray wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That was probably the problem... you took it to an "ASE Certified
>> >> > Technician" instead of having a mechanic look at it...
>> >> >
>> >> > What is the difference you ask?
>> >> >
>> >> > If you turn a technician loose in a salvage yard with access to a
>> > complete
>> >> > machine shop and every reference book ever written he can build you
>> >> > a
>> >> > passable lawnmower in six months.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now give a mechanic 4 wrenches, 2 screw drivers, a hammer, a case of
>> >> > Hudepohl, and a pouch of Redman and he can build you anything from a
>> > patio
>> >> > set to an ocean liner...
>> >> >
>> >> > That's the difference..
>> >> >
>> >> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:441cb5cf$0$21256$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> >> > >I had one like this, in a Suburban. None of the "Certified AC
> Service
>> >> > > Centers" I took it to had the brains to do a visual inspection of
> the
>> > rear
>> >> > > AC unit. Guess what was leaking, with oil dripping from a crimped
>> > hose
>> >> > > fitting? I figured this out myself, replaced the rear AC hoses,
> then
>> >> > > while
>> >> > > I was at it bought an O-ring kit and replaced all the O-rings in
> the
>> >> > > system
>> >> > > myself. That was interesting. That metering orifice was
> interesting
>> > too.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > This guy would be ahead asking an AC shop to replace "all the
> O-rings
>> > and
>> >> > > any hose that looks like it needs it". If one O-ring is leaking
> the
>> > rest
>> >> > > are getting ready.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Earle
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> >> > > news:49cfe$441ca012$4831b233$10896@FUSE.NET...
>> >> > >> It probably has a leak that is growing worse. Take it to a "real
>> >> > > mechanic"
>> >> > >> for a leak test
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "mlee" <maleemi@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:yZ0Tf.303$wD1.291@trnddc02...
>> >> > >> >I bought my used '96 Grand in '98. The AC worked fine for about
>> >> > >> >four
>> >> > > years
>> >> > >> >but stopped cooling in '02. I took it to my Jeep dealer and they
>> > fixed
>> >> > >> >it
>> >> > >> >free of charge (I think they replaced the condenser). Things
> worked
>> > fine
>> >> > >> >for about four years but once again it stopped cooling. I bought
> a
>> >> > > recharge
>> >> > >> >kit and everything worked ok for about a month than the AC
> stopped
>> >> > > cooling
>> >> > >> >again. I bought another recharge kit and that only worked for
> about
>> > a
>> >> > > week
>> >> > >> >so it looks like it's back to the dealer :(.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the AC? Do I have to
> plan
>> > on
>> >> > >> > replacing the condenser every 4 years?
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Best Regards,
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Marcel
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
Did they all suffer from retention?
Did he offer any justification other than 'I made a judgment?
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:441db9e6$0$21263$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> This particular waste of human life is an associate's degree nurse, and a
> mail order (http://www.excelsior.edu) one to boot. He thinks that he is
> superior to hospital nurses, university nurses, EMTs, and that "emergency
> room doctors are not qualified to second guess what I do in the field".
> He
> has been taken down a peg or two, but I am waiting for him to make his
> next
> mistake.
>
> Why would anyone put Foley catheters in six patients, without a medical
> order?
>
> Earle
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:e0a15$441d90d5$4831b233$32018@FUSE.NET...
>> A 'real' mechanic certainly has the qualifications to be ASE Certified
>> and
>> in today's business environment it is almost a certainty. However.....
> that
>> does not mean that all ASE Technicians can be considered 'real'
> mechanics.
>>
>> In the nursing world there are, as you know, great prejudices against
>> hospital trained nurses (RNs) by the university trained nurses (BSN-RNs).
>> I have never seen where the addition of these three letters behind their
>> name improves their competence.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:441d7d5e$0$21264$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> > Are they anything like registered nurses?
>> >
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
>> > news:441D6D9B.728C559B@cac.net...
>> >> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the
> bac!!!!
>> >> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
>> >>
>> >> billy ray wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That was probably the problem... you took it to an "ASE Certified
>> >> > Technician" instead of having a mechanic look at it...
>> >> >
>> >> > What is the difference you ask?
>> >> >
>> >> > If you turn a technician loose in a salvage yard with access to a
>> > complete
>> >> > machine shop and every reference book ever written he can build you
>> >> > a
>> >> > passable lawnmower in six months.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now give a mechanic 4 wrenches, 2 screw drivers, a hammer, a case of
>> >> > Hudepohl, and a pouch of Redman and he can build you anything from a
>> > patio
>> >> > set to an ocean liner...
>> >> >
>> >> > That's the difference..
>> >> >
>> >> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:441cb5cf$0$21256$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> >> > >I had one like this, in a Suburban. None of the "Certified AC
> Service
>> >> > > Centers" I took it to had the brains to do a visual inspection of
> the
>> > rear
>> >> > > AC unit. Guess what was leaking, with oil dripping from a crimped
>> > hose
>> >> > > fitting? I figured this out myself, replaced the rear AC hoses,
> then
>> >> > > while
>> >> > > I was at it bought an O-ring kit and replaced all the O-rings in
> the
>> >> > > system
>> >> > > myself. That was interesting. That metering orifice was
> interesting
>> > too.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > This guy would be ahead asking an AC shop to replace "all the
> O-rings
>> > and
>> >> > > any hose that looks like it needs it". If one O-ring is leaking
> the
>> > rest
>> >> > > are getting ready.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Earle
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> >> > > news:49cfe$441ca012$4831b233$10896@FUSE.NET...
>> >> > >> It probably has a leak that is growing worse. Take it to a "real
>> >> > > mechanic"
>> >> > >> for a leak test
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "mlee" <maleemi@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:yZ0Tf.303$wD1.291@trnddc02...
>> >> > >> >I bought my used '96 Grand in '98. The AC worked fine for about
>> >> > >> >four
>> >> > > years
>> >> > >> >but stopped cooling in '02. I took it to my Jeep dealer and they
>> > fixed
>> >> > >> >it
>> >> > >> >free of charge (I think they replaced the condenser). Things
> worked
>> > fine
>> >> > >> >for about four years but once again it stopped cooling. I bought
> a
>> >> > > recharge
>> >> > >> >kit and everything worked ok for about a month than the AC
> stopped
>> >> > > cooling
>> >> > >> >again. I bought another recharge kit and that only worked for
> about
>> > a
>> >> > > week
>> >> > >> >so it looks like it's back to the dealer :(.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the AC? Do I have to
> plan
>> > on
>> >> > >> > replacing the condenser every 4 years?
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Best Regards,
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Marcel
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
Why insert them at all?
Did they all suffer from retention?
Did he offer any justification other than 'I made a judgment?
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:441db9e6$0$21263$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> This particular waste of human life is an associate's degree nurse, and a
> mail order (http://www.excelsior.edu) one to boot. He thinks that he is
> superior to hospital nurses, university nurses, EMTs, and that "emergency
> room doctors are not qualified to second guess what I do in the field".
> He
> has been taken down a peg or two, but I am waiting for him to make his
> next
> mistake.
>
> Why would anyone put Foley catheters in six patients, without a medical
> order?
>
> Earle
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:e0a15$441d90d5$4831b233$32018@FUSE.NET...
>> A 'real' mechanic certainly has the qualifications to be ASE Certified
>> and
>> in today's business environment it is almost a certainty. However.....
> that
>> does not mean that all ASE Technicians can be considered 'real'
> mechanics.
>>
>> In the nursing world there are, as you know, great prejudices against
>> hospital trained nurses (RNs) by the university trained nurses (BSN-RNs).
>> I have never seen where the addition of these three letters behind their
>> name improves their competence.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:441d7d5e$0$21264$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> > Are they anything like registered nurses?
>> >
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
>> > news:441D6D9B.728C559B@cac.net...
>> >> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the
> bac!!!!
>> >> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
>> >>
>> >> billy ray wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That was probably the problem... you took it to an "ASE Certified
>> >> > Technician" instead of having a mechanic look at it...
>> >> >
>> >> > What is the difference you ask?
>> >> >
>> >> > If you turn a technician loose in a salvage yard with access to a
>> > complete
>> >> > machine shop and every reference book ever written he can build you
>> >> > a
>> >> > passable lawnmower in six months.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now give a mechanic 4 wrenches, 2 screw drivers, a hammer, a case of
>> >> > Hudepohl, and a pouch of Redman and he can build you anything from a
>> > patio
>> >> > set to an ocean liner...
>> >> >
>> >> > That's the difference..
>> >> >
>> >> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:441cb5cf$0$21256$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> >> > >I had one like this, in a Suburban. None of the "Certified AC
> Service
>> >> > > Centers" I took it to had the brains to do a visual inspection of
> the
>> > rear
>> >> > > AC unit. Guess what was leaking, with oil dripping from a crimped
>> > hose
>> >> > > fitting? I figured this out myself, replaced the rear AC hoses,
> then
>> >> > > while
>> >> > > I was at it bought an O-ring kit and replaced all the O-rings in
> the
>> >> > > system
>> >> > > myself. That was interesting. That metering orifice was
> interesting
>> > too.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > This guy would be ahead asking an AC shop to replace "all the
> O-rings
>> > and
>> >> > > any hose that looks like it needs it". If one O-ring is leaking
> the
>> > rest
>> >> > > are getting ready.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Earle
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> >> > > news:49cfe$441ca012$4831b233$10896@FUSE.NET...
>> >> > >> It probably has a leak that is growing worse. Take it to a "real
>> >> > > mechanic"
>> >> > >> for a leak test
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "mlee" <maleemi@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:yZ0Tf.303$wD1.291@trnddc02...
>> >> > >> >I bought my used '96 Grand in '98. The AC worked fine for about
>> >> > >> >four
>> >> > > years
>> >> > >> >but stopped cooling in '02. I took it to my Jeep dealer and they
>> > fixed
>> >> > >> >it
>> >> > >> >free of charge (I think they replaced the condenser). Things
> worked
>> > fine
>> >> > >> >for about four years but once again it stopped cooling. I bought
> a
>> >> > > recharge
>> >> > >> >kit and everything worked ok for about a month than the AC
> stopped
>> >> > > cooling
>> >> > >> >again. I bought another recharge kit and that only worked for
> about
>> > a
>> >> > > week
>> >> > >> >so it looks like it's back to the dealer :(.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the AC? Do I have to
> plan
>> > on
>> >> > >> > replacing the condenser every 4 years?
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Best Regards,
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Marcel
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
Did they all suffer from retention?
Did he offer any justification other than 'I made a judgment?
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:441db9e6$0$21263$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> This particular waste of human life is an associate's degree nurse, and a
> mail order (http://www.excelsior.edu) one to boot. He thinks that he is
> superior to hospital nurses, university nurses, EMTs, and that "emergency
> room doctors are not qualified to second guess what I do in the field".
> He
> has been taken down a peg or two, but I am waiting for him to make his
> next
> mistake.
>
> Why would anyone put Foley catheters in six patients, without a medical
> order?
>
> Earle
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:e0a15$441d90d5$4831b233$32018@FUSE.NET...
>> A 'real' mechanic certainly has the qualifications to be ASE Certified
>> and
>> in today's business environment it is almost a certainty. However.....
> that
>> does not mean that all ASE Technicians can be considered 'real'
> mechanics.
>>
>> In the nursing world there are, as you know, great prejudices against
>> hospital trained nurses (RNs) by the university trained nurses (BSN-RNs).
>> I have never seen where the addition of these three letters behind their
>> name improves their competence.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:441d7d5e$0$21264$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> > Are they anything like registered nurses?
>> >
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
>> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
>> > news:441D6D9B.728C559B@cac.net...
>> >> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the
> bac!!!!
>> >> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
>> >>
>> >> billy ray wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That was probably the problem... you took it to an "ASE Certified
>> >> > Technician" instead of having a mechanic look at it...
>> >> >
>> >> > What is the difference you ask?
>> >> >
>> >> > If you turn a technician loose in a salvage yard with access to a
>> > complete
>> >> > machine shop and every reference book ever written he can build you
>> >> > a
>> >> > passable lawnmower in six months.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now give a mechanic 4 wrenches, 2 screw drivers, a hammer, a case of
>> >> > Hudepohl, and a pouch of Redman and he can build you anything from a
>> > patio
>> >> > set to an ocean liner...
>> >> >
>> >> > That's the difference..
>> >> >
>> >> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:441cb5cf$0$21256$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> >> > >I had one like this, in a Suburban. None of the "Certified AC
> Service
>> >> > > Centers" I took it to had the brains to do a visual inspection of
> the
>> > rear
>> >> > > AC unit. Guess what was leaking, with oil dripping from a crimped
>> > hose
>> >> > > fitting? I figured this out myself, replaced the rear AC hoses,
> then
>> >> > > while
>> >> > > I was at it bought an O-ring kit and replaced all the O-rings in
> the
>> >> > > system
>> >> > > myself. That was interesting. That metering orifice was
> interesting
>> > too.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > This guy would be ahead asking an AC shop to replace "all the
> O-rings
>> > and
>> >> > > any hose that looks like it needs it". If one O-ring is leaking
> the
>> > rest
>> >> > > are getting ready.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Earle
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> >> > > news:49cfe$441ca012$4831b233$10896@FUSE.NET...
>> >> > >> It probably has a leak that is growing worse. Take it to a "real
>> >> > > mechanic"
>> >> > >> for a leak test
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "mlee" <maleemi@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:yZ0Tf.303$wD1.291@trnddc02...
>> >> > >> >I bought my used '96 Grand in '98. The AC worked fine for about
>> >> > >> >four
>> >> > > years
>> >> > >> >but stopped cooling in '02. I took it to my Jeep dealer and they
>> > fixed
>> >> > >> >it
>> >> > >> >free of charge (I think they replaced the condenser). Things
> worked
>> > fine
>> >> > >> >for about four years but once again it stopped cooling. I bought
> a
>> >> > > recharge
>> >> > >> >kit and everything worked ok for about a month than the AC
> stopped
>> >> > > cooling
>> >> > >> >again. I bought another recharge kit and that only worked for
> about
>> > a
>> >> > > week
>> >> > >> >so it looks like it's back to the dealer :(.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the AC? Do I have to
> plan
>> > on
>> >> > >> > replacing the condenser every 4 years?
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Best Regards,
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Marcel
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>
> Earle
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>
> Earle
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>
> Earle
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
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>
> Earle
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>
> Earle
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
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>
> Earle
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/finding.tif
>
> Earle
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Are they anything like registered nurses?
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/nurse/letter.tif
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>
> Earle
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The battery test. I'd just as soon they didn't totally drain my
battery pulling thirty seconds worth of starter amps out of my battery
just to see if it recoveres, a little. Great way to sell batteries,
though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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philthy wrote:
>
> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the bac!!!!
> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
battery pulling thirty seconds worth of starter amps out of my battery
just to see if it recoveres, a little. Great way to sell batteries,
though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
philthy wrote:
>
> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the bac!!!!
> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
Guest
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The battery test. I'd just as soon they didn't totally drain my
battery pulling thirty seconds worth of starter amps out of my battery
just to see if it recoveres, a little. Great way to sell batteries,
though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
philthy wrote:
>
> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the bac!!!!
> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
battery pulling thirty seconds worth of starter amps out of my battery
just to see if it recoveres, a little. Great way to sell batteries,
though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
philthy wrote:
>
> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the bac!!!!
> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
Guest
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The battery test. I'd just as soon they didn't totally drain my
battery pulling thirty seconds worth of starter amps out of my battery
just to see if it recoveres, a little. Great way to sell batteries,
though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
philthy wrote:
>
> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the bac!!!!
> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test
battery pulling thirty seconds worth of starter amps out of my battery
just to see if it recoveres, a little. Great way to sell batteries,
though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
philthy wrote:
>
> ins't it funny how ase tech are so busy patting them selfs on the bac!!!!
> i can tell u how many i had to explain how to do a voltage drop test


