andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote:
: Wow. That's a lotta stuff. As far as I know he doesn't have any decent
: electrical tools with him. He did check things over w/ someone else in
: the campground as well, as a second pair of eyes.
Just for future reference, it might be a good idea to pick up a $5-10
multimeter (Radio Shack or even Walmart maybe?) and toss it in the trailer.
My multimeter is something I usually stick in the truck before going on
a road trip (plus the FSM, some fluids, basic tools, etc.) Might save some
headaches some day.
: | Could be one or more of the above, or something completely different;
: | hard to say obviously without actually being there and running some
: | tests; maybe that will give them some ideas though. Is there another
: | dealer, maybe in the next town or something which will look at it
: | without the diagnostic fee? Is the truck still under warranty? If
: | so perhaps their fee will be covered unless they try to claim whatever
: | the required repair might be is not applicable.
: Yep, truck's still under warranty (3/36 I think, and he probably bought
: the big extended warranty as well). He already has an appointment with
: another dealer that said nothing about the diagnostic fee, and actually
: asked him to bring the trailer in so they could diagnose the whole system.
: The warranty thing really got me. If it's the aftermarket thing, I
: would expect a charge, after diagnosis. For the first dealer to not
: even say "well, if it turns out it is warranty, we'll refund the $80" is
: just out there. Almost as if they'd made up their mind. As if they
: expected a 3/4 ton HD truck to *not* be set up to tow or something.
Yeah, that's what threw me and made me ask if its still under warranty -
I remembered that it was fairly new, and suspected it probably was, but
for the dealer to act that way I thought "well, maybe the warranty is
expired". Oh well - takes all kinds I guess. (Some kinds we can
do without.) ;-)
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