Yep! My sweetie is sitting here snickering about this thread. She's MY mechanic, having performed all routine maintainance, including oil changes, on everything we own. this includes 2-Benz, 3-Nissan 300zx, Explorer, 2-Volvo, and an odd assortment of Isuzu's which she loves to play with(they are turbo rice rockets). She replaces starters, does brake jobs, and other misc small repairs. the big stuff, is usually done at a friends shop, with his help! I watch, but usually get run off for kibitzing...
The bug is simple if it an old one, but if you need help, get a manual from Chilton or Haynes, and give it a try...
Nothing ventured... nothing learned!
Hey, tell her I had a TV/DVD combo quit working back beginning of this month...yesterday I took the back off it (even though it said not to, but "nothing ventured" as you say...) and right there plain as day was a blown fuse. I just happened to have the same fuse (it came with our Christmas lights we were putting up) and I replaced the fuse, replaced the back and it works like a charm today!
I am pretty sure I plugged it in to a bad socket.
I love doing stuff on my own. It's why my hubby and I want to get rid of our Ford Aerostar and get a VW. So we can work on it easily ourselves.