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MetroMPG · 02-11-2010, 01:12 PM

Don - I have a feeling he's smart enough to "un-ruin" the cord he just modified, should he need to.

What I'm curious about is why the vehicle was set up with a crippled heater in the first place. That's the first time I've heard of such a thing.

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