Hi John Your email worries me. I've had those problem as I always have had older cars. There are additives that you can plug up a leaking radiator. You can also have the radiator removed and repaired for a few bucks. If the head gasket is blown you can pour an additive in the radiator to seal up the leak. Don't let the mechanic bully or panic you. Find another more friendly mechanic and first try to patch the leaking problem. Good luck. Chuck
Chuck quetzalcoat...@aol.com Chuck What happen is that on Saturday, one of the hottest day of the year, I was driving around Echo Park and noticed some coolant leakage. I checked and added some water, didnt notice any more leakage. On the way home on the 5, all hell broke loose, engine shut down. I was able to get off the freeway and had AAA tow me home. On Sunday I got some coolant filled it up and notice some leakage but couldnt tell if it was the hose or radiator, so drove it to Pep Boys who were open Use them in the past and they were fast and cheap. They called me back and told me they had to replace the radiator, hoses etc from about $600. I blanch but didnt have a choose. They called back and said they thought the headgasket was bad but couldnt fix it till out to Monday, $2500. I called back later Monday and they said they how had to replace the engine, rod damage etc. I thought it was more but later they said it would be $3500 plus some extras. I call the place where I got the car and they used a mechanic who was really good and cheaper. So I went with my landlady who had a receipt for a radiator replacement for $350. We went to Pep Boys and they agree to meet that price. Then I had it towed to the other mechanic and he thought it might be around $2500 so its being repaired. Of course I dont have that much money and I guess will have in incur interest on my credit card. Fun in the city. > > >Hi John > >Your email worries me. I've had those problem as >I always have had older cars. There are >additives that you can plug up a leaking >radiator. You can also have the radiator removed >and repaired for a few bucks. If the head gasket >is blown you can pour an additive in the >radiator to seal up the leak. Don't let the >mechanic bully or panic you. Find another more >friendly mechanic and first try to patch the leaking problem. Good luck. Chuck > >Chuck >quetzalcoat...@aol.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Johnson <cha...@pacbell.net> >To: change-links <change-li...@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 12:01 pm >Subject: [change-links] More bad news for Change Links > > >Sorry about posting all these bad news items for Change Links but >have another real big one today > >Yesterday I went over to my girlfriends house. Noticed some water >leaking, added a bit then we drive around Silverlake doing a few >errands and didnt noticed any more leaking. > >Coming back home to Van Nuys, on the freeway all hell broke >loose. Ended up coasting off the freeway and calling AAA for a tow home. > >Took it to a mechanic today, Sunday. The first bad news was the >radiator was what was leaking, to replace it and the hoses, >$600. But they told me that the head gasket might have burned. > >And it would be at least $2500 to fix, which would be impossible >for us to pay for. 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