Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Car talk
Whoops, fell behind in my posting again. Not that you missed much. It snowed again over the weekend, and how sad is it that we just looked out and shrugged, "Only 6 inches? Pah! No panic reaction for YOU, Mother Nature!"
We had just a teeny bit of excitement Friday. Thursday afternoon I had noticed the snow was tinted yellowish-green under Dreamcloud's right front tire. I checked the fluid, which was down maybe half an inch, kicked snow over the antifreeze so no animals could lick it, and decided to stop by to see Rick the Car Doctor the next morning after I dropped Caro and Mike at school.
To our dismay, the dreaded *Check Engine* light came on as we drove to town!! Now it was not just a good idea to drop by the auto shop, it was a behavioral imperative!
Since they are really super nice over there, they worked me in. The fluid leak was caused by a loose hose connection (the roads are really seriously bumpy here right now), and the Check Engine light was for a code saying the system was running "too lean", so I'm guessing the carburetor needed a little adjustment too. I'm guessing because I didn't talk to the mechanic, only the office clerk, and I had the feeling she didn't really grasp the details either, because she told me "if the engine starts leaning again, just bring it back in."
We had just a teeny bit of excitement Friday. Thursday afternoon I had noticed the snow was tinted yellowish-green under Dreamcloud's right front tire. I checked the fluid, which was down maybe half an inch, kicked snow over the antifreeze so no animals could lick it, and decided to stop by to see Rick the Car Doctor the next morning after I dropped Caro and Mike at school.
To our dismay, the dreaded *Check Engine* light came on as we drove to town!! Now it was not just a good idea to drop by the auto shop, it was a behavioral imperative!
Since they are really super nice over there, they worked me in. The fluid leak was caused by a loose hose connection (the roads are really seriously bumpy here right now), and the Check Engine light was for a code saying the system was running "too lean", so I'm guessing the carburetor needed a little adjustment too. I'm guessing because I didn't talk to the mechanic, only the office clerk, and I had the feeling she didn't really grasp the details either, because she told me "if the engine starts leaning again, just bring it back in."
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