Tuesday, January 20, 2026

well, that's twice in about 2 hours, that people told me don't know something about cars, that's VERY fundamental. The 1st was my sister, on the phone, so this 2nd time, in my comment section where I can get a snapshot of it, I can show you




And when dealing with the radiator issue on the commuter, I learned today what all the cost and broken parts were... and told the dealership service advisor to also replace the water pump, when hearing that, my sister decided I was being stupid to waste money on a new waterpump when the one on my car hadn't failed yet. 

Then, copped an attitude when I pointed out the facts of car maintenance: you don't wait for the tire to be bald before replacing it, you don't wait for the engine to seize before replacing the oil, you don't wait for the brake rotor to get destroyed before you replace the brake pads, and when you are replacing the radiator at 103,000 miles, because it cracked, you do not ignore the upper and lower hoses, nor the water pump - because you're already tearing into the system and with the radiator OUT, there will not be an easier time to replace the parts that wear out, and PREVENT your car from stranding you, causing another week of renting a car while the or mechanic, or myself gets the water pump, hoses, and probably on a Monday morning when you are commuting to work, or during a holiday weekend when the parts stores are closed, and tow trucks are unavailable, etc etc. Murphy's law has been riding me like I'm a herd of fat cattle and it's a day from the railhead. 

Somehow she could not find enough space between her ears to ponder the wisdom of preventative maintenance, and installing a new water pump at 100000 miles, similar to replacing the timing belt, and clutch, when the engine and trans were torn out and those were easy to replace. Versus 75 thousand miles from now when all the cost or trouble of labor would be at my expense, and not during the warranty work when the engine went bad, and was rebuilt under warranty (the water pump was not replaced at that time).

That's just closed minded of her... to not listen. Hence, no space between the ears for wisdom. 
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2 comments:

  1. Volksrob5:29 AM

    Nailed it!!

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  2. M. Currie12:26 PM

    I take it the sister has never had the pleasure of hearing what happens when a failed water pump bearing sends the fan into the radiator. Water pumps are relatively cheap, while labor rarely is. Her take almost makes a sort of sense assuming one is a shade tree mechanic with a spare car to use when one goes down - you know, just wait until the fan wiggles and the stain gets too obvious to ignore - but these days with the price of coolant I might even have to reconsider my usual practice of waiting until the water pump becomes a gusher.

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