Re: Snap On Scan Tool

[Thomas McCabe <mccabet@mediaone.net>]

I have the same scantool from Snap-On that does not have the backlight.  To
update mine from 91 to '99 w/ OBD2 adapters was about $200.  All it was is
a single module that contains GM, Ford and Chrysler in the same cartridge.

L8r
TM

At 07:35 AM 01/11/2000 -0500, Shannen Durphey wrote:
>Yes and no. It's an early version of the MT2500, and they made some
>changes along the way which prevent the newr cartridges from working
>in it.
>Shannen
>
>Programmer wrote:
>> 
>> Snapon had an older scan tool than the MT2500 ??
>> 
>> Lyndon.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shannen Durphey <shannen@grolen.com>
>> To: gmecm@efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm@efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>> Date: January 9, 2000 6:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: Snap On Scan Tool
>> 
>> >There are a couple of gotchas.  There is an older version which looks
>> >similar but is not updateable.  Think the way to tell is whether or
>> >not it has backlighting.  Plus, if you need updates they cost big
>> >money.  And, I've seen these tools at swap meets for 225-350 dollar
>> >range.
>> >Shannen
>> >
>> >Andrew K. Mattei wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Thought there might be a chance of someone here being interested in
>> this...
>> >> >From the Atlanta F-body list.
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Dave Lawless <gtadave@Yahoo.com>
>> >> To: acfml-l@topica.com <acfml-l@topica.com>
>> >> Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 1:48 PM
>> >> Subject: [ACFML] NEED A SCAN TOOL ?!?!
>> >>
>> >> Alert to all you tech heads with a few nickels to rub together. I found
>> >> today at the Pawn Mart in Lawrenceville, a snap-on MT 2500 scan tool for
>> >> $799.97. I took the liberty of placing this link to show what it
is.It is
>> >> frickin brand spankin new maybe used once.
>> >> http://www.snapondiag.com/scanner.htm
>> >> I think that this is a steal at this price. All I would like in return
>> for
>> >> bringing forth this knowledge is to be able to use it once and a
while on
>> my
>> >> cars.
>> >> Thier Number is 770-447-6618.
>> >
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