Phoebe to By the Book

Took Phoebe down to By the Book so they could start on her tomorrow, Monday, morning.

I first noticed the temp guage climbing when we were doing some relatively mild four-wheeling. It got me topping off the radiator every day, which, eventually led to realizing the front passenger compartment, covered by the sleeping platform, was wet with antifreeze. Further investigation revealed fluid draining from the main heater vent.

I'd parted with She of the Capri in Utah and wanted to visit Dinosaur National Monument. While there, things seemed to worsen and with a teeth-cleaning appointment in Albuquerque only two weeks away, I headed south.

By the time we pulled into town she was running hot all the time...even with the radiator full. In addition to a new heater core ($1,000.00), she got a new radiator. None of the ones Daniel ordered fir right and after the fourth one he decided they just weren't making them to specs, selected the thickest and modified the brackets. A stickler for original equipment fitment, it went against his grain, but there seemed no other option.

In addition, she got new radiator hoses, a front u-joint on the main drive shaft, new connectors (soldered) on her battery cables and transmission and transaxles topped off.

The biggest issue has been finding/getting parts. I can't commend By the Book enough.