<div>Thank you so much for your advice I live on the east side of Arlington right off 360</div> <div>I knew that this was going to cost an arm and a leg but it has to be done my tropper is from 1990 so chances are its still the old metal radiator or may just be the pump</div> <div>I had the hoses changed by friends but since I have a off road skid plate in the way I am not shure they got the lower one on all the way We cant even tell were its leaking from due to the skid plate </div> <div>thank you again for your advice</div> <div>Anistashia<BR><BR><B><I>Michael Silverhands <silverhands@sbcglobal.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>On Jul 25, 2007, at 11:06 PM, Marlin and Amanda Stout wrote:<BR><BR>> Amber Cook wrote:<BR>><BR>>> My dragon needs to go to a forin doctor I thought that maybe <BR>>> somone who<BR>>> reads this might know of a
reasonabley priced trust worthy doc of <BR>>> foren<BR>>> dragons<BR>>> the things I need to fix are as fallows<BR>>><BR>>> Basic tune up -<BR>>> raidiator leak needs to be found and fixed<BR>>> transmition is sluggish<BR>>><BR>>><BR>> Look on the AAA Texas web site, they have a link for their recommended<BR>> repair shops. If the shop is recognized by AAA they will be competent<BR>> and won't rip you off. Which is not to say that the work won't cost a<BR>> few $$, just that what you get will likely be worth the cost.<BR>><BR>> And the radiator leak might not be fixable, it depends on where the <BR>> leak<BR>> is. I had a Subaru that spent most of it's life on the Carolina coast<BR>> and the salt and humidity corroded the radiator. I ended up having to<BR>> get it replaced, it was irreparable. A good auto tech should be <BR>> able to<BR>> tell you if yours can be patched or not as
part of the diagnostic <BR>> work.<BR>> If he doesn't address the question, ask. If he dodges, go somewhere <BR>> else.<BR>><BR>> Charles,<BR>> BG<BR><BR>Amber, another thing to consider is that radiators have changed since <BR>some of us were young. It used to be that radiators were all metal, <BR>and could be repaired (soldered/welded) if they had a leak. Now they <BR>have a plastic core as often as not, and cannot be repaired; just <BR>replaced. Just something to be aware of; fore-warned is fore-armed.<BR><BR>Also, the tune-up shouldn't be any big deal; any tune-up shop should <BR>be able to handle it. But the transmission...? That is something you <BR>only want a competent, fair mechanic to touch. Charles gives good <BR>advice on how to find one, assuming that you don't get a personal <BR>recommendation from someone.<BR><BR>Where do you live (what city)?<BR><BR>Kind regards,<BR>Michael<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bards
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