LVSteve
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1) Sunday, wife's car started blowing hot air instead of cold from the passenger side vents. According to the Interwebz, some fixes are quick and others are $$$. Apparently this is an affliction of many makes and models that have dual-zone HVAC systems.
2) Yesterday, a family friend in Texas passed from cancer. Best I can say is that it was a short illness and he was in no pain.
3) This morning I discovered an irrigation valve buried in a paved pathway was leaking pretty good, and likely has been since the weekend. I isolated the entire system and the man is coming to look tomorrow AM.
Working on the "stuff happens in threes", I'm hoping this is it for a while.
Edited to correct an attack of fat fingers, and now the dealer quote.
Dealer called. The plastic mechanism that drives a blend door in the HVAC system has given up the ghost. Most of the dash has to come out. With labor, $3500 plus.
Still, try finding another mid-sized SUV with working A/C for that money.
Of course, we all know why the manufacturers use plastic for these parts. They are cheap, and operate quietly without any need for lube, and they are light in weight. Every ounce counts with the EPA and European mileage mandates.
2) Yesterday, a family friend in Texas passed from cancer. Best I can say is that it was a short illness and he was in no pain.
3) This morning I discovered an irrigation valve buried in a paved pathway was leaking pretty good, and likely has been since the weekend. I isolated the entire system and the man is coming to look tomorrow AM.
Working on the "stuff happens in threes", I'm hoping this is it for a while.
Edited to correct an attack of fat fingers, and now the dealer quote.
Dealer called. The plastic mechanism that drives a blend door in the HVAC system has given up the ghost. Most of the dash has to come out. With labor, $3500 plus.
Still, try finding another mid-sized SUV with working A/C for that money.Of course, we all know why the manufacturers use plastic for these parts. They are cheap, and operate quietly without any need for lube, and they are light in weight. Every ounce counts with the EPA and European mileage mandates.
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