The Beast is back
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A surprising development in the saga of my Suburban: The shop finished work on it early and found the engine block is not leaking.
So, I have my car back and in good condition again. The mechanics said nothing else is seriously wrong with it — just the stuff I know about, the A/C and the parking brake.
In all, replacing the radiator, flushing the transmission fluid and changing the oil came to $751. No small change, but not as bad as I foresaw. I put it on my Alaska Airlines Visa. Some good miles.
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[...] to fix the leak that had coolant bubbling out of my engine block. Because I gave them so much money the other day, and because they didn’t think the valve would need to be replaced, they gave me a flat rate [...]
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