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Thanks for all the help! This forum is truly a great resource.

Hello All: Last week I was coming home and my transmission started to go. I made it to within one block of my house before the car came to a complete stop. I had the car towed to a local transmission guy who does very good work. He tried to start the car the next morning and it would not start. The flywheel is cracked. I'm trying to be proactive here and search for a transmission at a salvage yard. My car is a '93 LS with about 250,000 miles. The transmission has to be taken out to be inspected so I figure if I can find a lower mileage salvage I might as well have that put back in. My hopes are to keep this car for several more years. I'm going to drive it until it absolutely will not move any longer. Any suggestions for online salvage yards. I'm doing the google search but just wondered if anyone knew of some good sites to check out. Sorry for the long post, but thanks in advance for any help. Eric

Sorry........ forgot to mention my car is a '93 LS

Hi All: My heater is not working in my car. The temperature gauge on the instrument cluster is working as normal, but there is no hot air coming out of the vents. I have plenty of air flow it's just not warm. The coolant level seems to be fine so I'm suspecting that I need to replace the thermostat. Problem is I don't know where the thermostat is located. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks in advance for the help.

Hello Everyone: Just wanted to give you an update....... after taking the alternator back to the repairman he determined that there was a bad brush inside. He replaced it and I installed the alternator earlier today. The battery discharge light is now off and the car appears to be running fine. Just wanted to say thanks for everyone's input. Hopefully everything is now taken care of.

Thanks everyone for your help. I've been out of town and haven't been able to respond. To give you an update I checked all the fuses (they were ok), I tried a different battery but the discharge light remained on. I checked the terminal stud and 3 pin connector with a DVM and those checked out ok. I took the alternator back to the repair shop this morning and the repairmen agreed that the problem was most likely the alternator regulator. He is going to work on it again. I won't get to put the alternator back in until Monday, but I'll update you if that takes care of the problem. Thanks again for all the help. Wish me luck on Monday! Eric

Thanks guys for the input. I have checked the 120A and 40A fusible links and the 7.5A ENG fuse and they all seem to be ok. I will double check them to be sure. I also took the alternator back out, as I was afraid I may have inserted the 3 pin connector incorrectly. After I did this I realized the 3 pin connector will only insert one way. I put the alternator back in taking special care to make sure no ground wires touched it or that there weren’t any bare wires showing. Probably a dumb question here, but in reference to SK’s post, how do I run the engine without the battery hooked up to see if the discharge light goes off? Wouldn’t I need power from the battery to see if a warning light is on or not? Sorry If I seem inept here. I’m decent at working on cars if I know the problem, not so good on the actual trouble shooting part. Thanks again for the help. Eric

Hi All: I have been visiting this forum for nearly a year and it has been very helpful on various items. This is my first post and I need some help. My alternator recently died and I had it rebuilt by a local guy that does very good work. I reinstalled the alternator, but the battery discharge light is still on. They did a test at an Advanced Auto and said the alternator is not charging the battery. I'm positive the alternator is good because the repairman did a test on his machine to show me...... anyway, I thought it could be a loose ground but haven't found one. I've checked several things to no avail at this point. I've come to the conclusion that it is a bad relay, but I do not know how to test the realys. Can any of you tell me how to test the relays? Thanks in advance for any help. Eric