More Breakage
Is everyone having car problems these days? Sheesh...
We pulled into the garage Sunday after visiting the Crossroads Market, and suddenly huge gouts of white steam are pouring out of the engine. Fluid is dripping out the bottom of the engine -- engine coolant. Again.
I tracked it down. Pinhole break in a high-pressure coolant hose spraying fluid directly onto the distributor and all over the engine block. Lovely.
Dad and I took a look last night at replacing it ourselves, but after a lot of fussing, we realized that if this hose is busted, then the other coolant hoses are likely going as well.
Screw it. Dropped it off at Certigard this morning and they phoned back with a quote. If we just replace the one hose (and the fan belt, which I noticed was badly cracked) it would come to $260. But, yes, all the other hoses need replacement immediately. So $450 plus taxes.
Ugh.
Luckily, things are looking up. Lisa is still on strike, but she has a very positive looking part-time job interview next week, and some other financial possibilities have come to light. We should be able to squeak through.