:-\Congrats Grampa
What malady waylaid the Commodore ?
Those Fords are probably last of the duck tape & bailing wire technology. Which was a very good thing , their passing is Bane to our
shade tree mechanical skills
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I found myself scratching my head, when my computer controlled everything vehicle , sputtered & shut off at a traffic light
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as if out of gas. The tank was 3/4 full , so an attempt to restart worked but with little or throttle control.
The name for this condition, is actually in the owners manual " LIMP HOME MODE " !
Here is were it gets all " Big Brother " Twilight zone ish...
On board computer , tells the OEM the GPS location of my vehicle, a tow is dispatched , and its taken to the nearest Dealer for
repair....
Drive by wire Throttle body ( as in
sensor only, no cable or mechanical linkage ) is the culprit .... a couple of hours later
a new Throttle body is installed (at no charge) and I'm on my way....
Great outcome
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..... but somehow I'm left feeling a bit no Bueno.
Gone are the days , of Carburetors , distributers, points, plugs & condensers ....
imagine that
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missing greasy hands & scraped knuckles , go figure
Hell , I even
have my oil changed.