Bre'r Mark Hofmann wrote about RE:Re: Power steering lines - Durango. to
Bre'r Roy Witt:


 RW>> 8^) I had to stop in the ice and sleet (December) to change a flat
 RW>> tire on the first evening of our honeymoon. Suit, fresh shined
 RW>> shoes, no coat and no gloves. Believe it or not, you sweat even
 RW>> while working in the cold.

 MH> Yes, sounds like fun.  :)

Yeah...it always seemed like I was on foot every New Year's Eve for quite
a few years too. That was before I had two cars and kept one in the garage
for just such occasions on Dec 31...

 MH> Back when I drove my 80' Malibu, I remember several times getting off
 MH> work only to have it not start.  Most of the time it would not only
 MH> be cold, but raining too.

Sounds like Illinois.

 MH> Laying under the car in work cloths using a pipe to smack the starter
 MH> was loads of fun.  After the third time this happened, I decided to
 MH> replace it in the cold instead of waiting for a nice warm day.

Sounds like loads of fun...

 MH> Each year in the fall I try to do a routine check of the vehicles and
 MH> just take a look at everything.  I try to fix things before it gets
 MH> cold.  The problem is, most of the issues that crop up can't be
 MH> detected by just looking.

Dunno about that. My dad (mechanic) had an ear for peculiar sounds that
indicated trouble down the road. Thing is, he ignored his own cars and
only worked on those on the side of the road. I can't really fault him for
that because, as a machinist having some tools and equipment in the
garage, I never machined anything after work or on weekends...

 MH> If that was the case, I would have replaced the radiator in the
 MH> Durango before it failed causing the antifreeze to get into the
 MH> transmission.  No warning signs at all on that one.

That still sounds strange to me. Too bad you didn't keep that radiator and
tear it apart to find out what happened...


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