bad news for you guys, good news for me! :)
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bad news for you guys, good news for me! :)
As a memory refresher....
She'* back! My buddy'* truck'* transfer case gave out on him, so he offered to fix my Bonneville for me if he could borrow one of my vehicles for awhile. She went in storage with a cooling problem (or three) and later blew the radiator. She'd been in storage for two LONG years.
I was warned early on that the problem that was causing her to overheat so badly could have been one of two things: thermostat or head gasket had it been the head gasket, this would be in the "for sale or trade" section I wouldn't have been able to justify or afford repairs.
It was the thermostat! She started right up, and ran smoothly, even after barely having been started in that two years.
I start driving her regularly again on Thursday, and will be driving her until my buddy'* truck is fixed. I'm glad to have her back!
noooot quite 88,000 actual miles on the clock.
She'* back! My buddy'* truck'* transfer case gave out on him, so he offered to fix my Bonneville for me if he could borrow one of my vehicles for awhile. She went in storage with a cooling problem (or three) and later blew the radiator. She'd been in storage for two LONG years.
I was warned early on that the problem that was causing her to overheat so badly could have been one of two things: thermostat or head gasket had it been the head gasket, this would be in the "for sale or trade" section I wouldn't have been able to justify or afford repairs.
It was the thermostat! She started right up, and ran smoothly, even after barely having been started in that two years.
I start driving her regularly again on Thursday, and will be driving her until my buddy'* truck is fixed. I'm glad to have her back!
noooot quite 88,000 actual miles on the clock.
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Glad she'* still going... Don't see em like that anymore
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Thanks, and me too! My buddy sounded so surprised when the car started right up with only fresh gas and a new battery. She'* never done any differently (even after four long years of unused storage), so I wasn't surprised in the least!
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Its the holidays and they got to thinking about us, so they are coming out to say hi
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I've been here, you just don't pay attention to me!
....or were you talking to my car?
(actually, my personal life'* been hell. if you really wanna know about it, PM...I'm keeping it off the boards till it'* over)
....or were you talking to my car?
(actually, my personal life'* been hell. if you really wanna know about it, PM...I'm keeping it off the boards till it'* over)
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Glad to see its going to be getting used again! Should be nice to drive it as well.