Friday the 13th

Aug 13, 2004 4 Replies

Going on vacation tomorrow. Wanted to take CFrog to upstate New York, but it's recently developed a rather spongey brake pedal. Today I'm told that it's not the pads, not the master cylinder, but a leaking part which is discontinued and unavailable at the dealership. (I'll know more when I go to pick the car up at the service station.)



TFrog is still suffering from a worsening heater core, so that's out of the question.



Looks like we'll be taking my wife's Escape. There goes MY vacation.



dwight Two Mustangs, both hobbled...

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"dwight" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@uni-berlin.de:

Considering the weather you'll be getting, the Escape is probably the best choice. Charley's headed right for your front door.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

Hell, that's exactly the kind of weather that I like to drive in. A little rain, a little wind, and a healthy digicam - sounds like fun to me!

dwight

The sun is coming out! Look at that...

Turns out, it's only the brake proportioning valve. Hell, I don't need to scrounge around junkyards (especially when I've got Musttanguy out there) - my Mustangs Unlimited catalogs lists two of them, each at only $69.95. I'll get one of those, some new PowerSlots and performance pads, and CFrog'll stop as well as TFrog.

But I'm still trying to find a competent mechanic who is actually willing to invest the bay time and labor to replace TFrog's heater core... Until then, I'll keep getting misty.

dwight

"dwight" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@uni-berlin.de:

Spoken like someone who's never been through a hurricane. :o

Here's a link to the projected path:

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By the time it hits PA/NJ it'll be pretty mild, but still nasty stuff. It just hit Sanibel and Captiva with 140mph winds. Not nice at all.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

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