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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.

Bentley's manuals are better than the haynes books. I got one off e-bay for $10..

VW's are really easy to take care of. You'll need a set of ramps and don't forget to block your tires so it won't roll.

A good piece of cardboard to lay on wouldn't hurt.

Aerostar...eeeewwwwww! One of Ford's disasters. I own a Windstar, as well, which my dad drives (he lives at the Armed forces retirement Home in DC) to church. It has 130k, and is going good. The transmissions on the Aerostar are shoddy, and fail constantly. the Windstar isn't much better. I owned an '88 Aero, bought new,, and one day stopped for a sudden red light. When the green came, the van went nowhere...until the tow truck arrived!

The new VW beetle is not the same as the air cooled ones. they were simple. Even I, with ten thumbs, used to take out the engine by dropping it on a soda crate, and a friend and I rebuilt it...

Better than a VW, find an older carburated Benz. We just sold our '88 420 SEL, which was easy for small stuff. they last a long time, and are much safer than the VW Bug. I still have my Towncar, for road trips, but drive a volvo wagon everyday, except when I need 4WD. Then, I pull out my Explorer (yes, we own 14 cars, and a motor home). Its a 95, and has 147k... I drive all of them. A LOT! We live in WV, but also have places in NM, AZ, and NC. I love road trips!!!

Be careful opening electronic things. Many times, there are live electrical storage things, called capacitors, which can bite you pretty bad, even when the device is unplugged...

but, nothing ventured...!