[hatzie]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Thanks for the replies and info. I'm finding out more and more with the newer vehicles somewhere down the line I got left behind in the tech department. I pretty much cut my teeth playing with carbs, points and condensers, changing plugs every 10,000, oil every 2 or 3 thousand miles. These newer vehicles sure aren't very user friendly to that type of background at all. Pretty sure will be visiting with my local trusted mechanic shop for a fix.

I'm an old fart too. I come from the same background. My first car was a 1972 Pontiac Bonneville Wagon 455, Rochester 2G, and points ignition. My 1977 Rabbit was CIS fuel injection with a plethora of relays and breaker points ignition. I moved from that to Bosch VE Diesel Fuel Injection on several 70's and 80's machines.

Don't be frightened of the new machines. Nothing ooogie booogie about the electronics.
Soldering circuit boards is a rarely needed talent.
You can find videos about troubleshooting and most maintenance and repair operations. Lots of good folks here too.