Trav called, late, the other night. He informed me that his car had broken down. So, I went to check out the situation. He was parked at a light! And, as he said, the car was broken down. It wouldn't start; it wouldn't even fire. I pushed it off the street into a nearby parking area. I got the booster cables out; we tried again and again to start the car. No luck! I wondered if there might be frost blocking the flow of fuel, so we got some alcohol, and dumped a couple of containers into the fuel tank. Then we left it for the night.
We returned the next afternoon to try again. Still nothing. I called a tow truck and we delivered it to my Thunder Bay mechanic. After a few checks, he announced his best guess—a broken timing belt. He says he will fix it the next day, if I wish. I decide it's worth it, and also ask him to put in new spark plugs—it's been running a bit rough lately.
True to his word, he has the timing belt replaced and new spark plugs installed when I pick up the car this afternoon. I give him $500; he gives me the car! I return it to Trav. We hope it will provide more years of service. All problems should be so easy to solve!
We returned the next afternoon to try again. Still nothing. I called a tow truck and we delivered it to my Thunder Bay mechanic. After a few checks, he announced his best guess—a broken timing belt. He says he will fix it the next day, if I wish. I decide it's worth it, and also ask him to put in new spark plugs—it's been running a bit rough lately.
True to his word, he has the timing belt replaced and new spark plugs installed when I pick up the car this afternoon. I give him $500; he gives me the car! I return it to Trav. We hope it will provide more years of service. All problems should be so easy to solve!
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