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04-28-2011, 08:57 PM
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I hate learning through mistakes.
Well as usual the phrase "Learn as you go" is still another way of saying "Great, now that you
broke that, we will be fixing that for free and costing the shop money." Today I was replacing the cables behind the a/c vent controls that attach to the vent doors in the dash. Putting everything back together was just all fine and dandy... until the end. I inserted the Central door locking switch back to what I thought was its original connector. When I heard popcorn cracking and smoke from switch I knew it was not a bad case of flatulence. Apparently looking at the connector right next to it, the one I should have connected the door lock switch to, had the same freaking connector, just pins located in a different spot.   Yea I hooked up the ASR switch conenctor to the central locking switch...  It just needs a new switch thankfully after performing tests and checking fuses, but being that we are a new sprinter dealer, we have almost no parts in stock, and parts are almost never one day away... Yea my service advisor knows how to make me smile.  As long as Im told over and over again on how I messed up by everyone, maybe I will learn to learn about these cars by not making mistakes.  *sigh* Some day. |
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04-28-2011, 10:17 PM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
Don't fret.... we've all done some bozo things.... and lived to be harassed about it....
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04-28-2011, 11:10 PM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
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For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise. Benjamin Franklin LET THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!: Science - Here are the facts, now what conclusions can we draw from them? Religion - Here are the conclusions, now what facts can we find to support them? |
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04-28-2011, 11:20 PM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
Not me. I'm perfect. I don't make mistakes.
 Mistakes are part of learning.
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04-28-2011, 11:24 PM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
I would rather learn from others, mistakes and experience....
and this Forum helps in that Peter |
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04-28-2011, 11:26 PM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
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Joel in Philly '02 2500 140" Passenger 113K miles '06 2500 158" Passenger 338K miles '79 VW T2 9pass Electric project- for sale! Do you know *exactly* how tall your van is? Measure it and write the height on your sun visor. Don't make the same mistake I did! Scan Tool List-> http://sprinter-source.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16023 Injector leak off test-> http://sprinter-source.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17149 |
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04-28-2011, 11:59 PM
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04-29-2011, 12:18 AM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
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Originally Posted by PeterInSa I would rather learn from others, mistakes and experience.... and this Forum helps in that Peter Quote:
What a bunch of wuzzes.........didn't you know pain and suffering was character building?? 
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For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise. Benjamin Franklin LET THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!: Science - Here are the facts, now what conclusions can we draw from them? Religion - Here are the conclusions, now what facts can we find to support them? |
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04-29-2011, 01:03 AM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
SAME Connector!!! Now that was great planning on MB part
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04-29-2011, 02:53 AM
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Re: I hate learning through mistakes.
Good judgement comes from experience. A lot of that experience is the result of bad judgement.
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