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I was on my way to the grocery store yesterday when I noticed the red warning light for the charging system was lit up on the dash. So I turned around and went home. After the boys got home from school I had Ben follow me in to the repair shop and I almost didn’t make it. One by one the speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge and the rest of the dash went blank until even the clock was flickering. The engine was barely running when we finally made our way into the parking lot. That was close!
So now I am without a vehicle again until we get that fixed. I suspect it is the alternator simply because that will be the most expensive.
MjL 02 Dec 2008, 06:06 a.m.
Yikes....good thing you had Ben follow you!! ‘Tis the season I guess...my sister’s van just got a new water pump and my “boss’” truck just got a new water pump too. Sure hope that “germ” isn’t caught by my van! Andy went School St. and made it to ICC and back...whew! He arranged his schedule for next semester so that he doesn’t start until 9:30 and 10:00 so they can get the roads cleared and the other people will be at work. I just have to keep my fingers crossed until Dec. 11th! Enjoy your naps today!
Tammy 02 Dec 2008, 06:39 a.m.
Hi Tammy, We have two cars now that are pushing 130,000 miles so things are going to start falling apart. It is still cheaper than another car payment. It would be cheaper still (probably) if I did my own work ... but I retired from that too! If I had a nickle for every skinned knuckle from car repairs ... oh well. Besides, I don’t hardly even recognize what they put under the hood anymore. My old 1980 pickup truck was the last one I truly understood how to work on.
MjL 02 Dec 2008, 06:54 a.m.
Isn’t that the truth!! I can’t even jump my van because they hid the battery under a bunch of parts!! That stinks! I know what you mean...we have 2 with 130,000 and then my van has 71,000.
Tammy 02 Dec 2008, 07:36 a.m.
Just got a call from the repair shop ... the Blazer is well again for almost three hundred dollars. Alternator shorted out. I’ll have to bribe a boy to take me to pick it up after school.
Here’s one from the “OMIGOSH” department ... I saw this link to the Eleven Lamest Blogs On The Internets. I had to go check ... I’m not on there!
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