Update on car repair...
For those of you who have been following my troubles with Hubby's car..
http://krings-keep.livejournal.com/5282.html
I finally got a day that was warm enough to do car repair,,, crawled under car and ------
Good News: found leak in brake line! yay!
Bad News: it is in a 1/4 inch steel line that goes from (as far as I can see) from the front of the car alllllllllllll the way to the rear tire. (translation specialty part - specialty cost!)
Good News: the leak is in a easy to get to spot! Not between the gas tank and the body like I had feared.
Bad News: this repair needs to be done by a mechanic. Because
1) the lines are over 13 years old and very corroded
2) because of their small size they crush VERY easily
3) since the Master Brake Cylinder is only 1 large cylinder any leak anywhere in the system causes ALL brakes to go out
4) with no brakes the car has to be towed to the repair shop
5) right now we don't have the $$ to even pay for the tow, let alone a good cheap mechanic
Thankfully I have MY car - so we aren't stranded. As soon as hubby's car is in good condition I need to start saving $$ to replace the muffler on MY car...
On a Welfare budget. SIGH!
http://krings-keep.livejournal.com/5282.html
I finally got a day that was warm enough to do car repair,,, crawled under car and ------
Good News: found leak in brake line! yay!
Bad News: it is in a 1/4 inch steel line that goes from (as far as I can see) from the front of the car alllllllllllll the way to the rear tire. (translation specialty part - specialty cost!)
Good News: the leak is in a easy to get to spot! Not between the gas tank and the body like I had feared.
Bad News: this repair needs to be done by a mechanic. Because
1) the lines are over 13 years old and very corroded
2) because of their small size they crush VERY easily
3) since the Master Brake Cylinder is only 1 large cylinder any leak anywhere in the system causes ALL brakes to go out
4) with no brakes the car has to be towed to the repair shop
5) right now we don't have the $$ to even pay for the tow, let alone a good cheap mechanic
Thankfully I have MY car - so we aren't stranded. As soon as hubby's car is in good condition I need to start saving $$ to replace the muffler on MY car...
On a Welfare budget. SIGH!