OWN YOUR OWN
IF YOU CAN’TOPEN IT,YOU DON’T OWN IT
A Maker’s Bill of Rights to accessible, extensible, and repairable hardware.
By Mister Jalopy
Recently, the gas gauge on my 2000 Chevrolet pickup started acting perquacky and, as I’m a lazy person by nature, I asked the Chevrolet dealership what it would cost to repair. At a staggering $800, I briefly considered living without a gas gauge. Picturing certain roadside disaster, I buckled down and decided to fix the problem myself.
Hopeful that I would be able to buy just the fuel sender, Chevrolet broke the news that I would have to buy the combined $500+ Delco fuel pump and sender assembly. Now, ...
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