Being bored tonight, and cruising the interwebs. I realized I had not been here in awhile.. May of 2017 it looks like.
I still own my Envoy V8 XUV, it is by far the best vehicle I have ever owned. Besides doing oil changes, up until last week, this truck has needed nothing other than a set of brake pads.
Last week I was able to tackle the problem of the unknown coolant leak that had cropped up over the past 2 months. But was never able to figure out where it was coming from. Had a oil diagnostic done to see if it was a head gasket, nope. Water Pump was dry, hoses are all dry, heater core was dry..
I previously had to have the radiator replaced when I had the transmission replaced at the dealer. New radiator, or no warranty on the trans. Well the new radiator had developed a pin hole leak at the very top in the aluminum core. New radiator is in, system is burped, and cooling well. But what an adventure that was getting the old radiator out!
Some other things going on in my life, last X-mas my wife and I had our first (and last) baby. He was born slightly pre-mature by 5 weeks and 1 day when her water broke. He was born December 23rd, at a healthy 4lbs 15oz. It was a scary time thou.. December 13th she was in a serious car wreck. My wife was driving her Aztek, and she T-Boned a Ford Focus. The Ford Focus was totaled, I drove the Aztek home. The doctors dont think the accident caused her to be in labor early, it was just a lack of space for the baby, and it was time to come out. My wife is all of 4'10" tall, not a lot of space.
Father hood has been a hell of a trip, and a scary one to boot. I had no intentions of becoming a father. Wife wanted to be a mommy. And if momma aint happy, aint no one happy.
So here is our son...
I still own my Envoy V8 XUV, it is by far the best vehicle I have ever owned. Besides doing oil changes, up until last week, this truck has needed nothing other than a set of brake pads.
Last week I was able to tackle the problem of the unknown coolant leak that had cropped up over the past 2 months. But was never able to figure out where it was coming from. Had a oil diagnostic done to see if it was a head gasket, nope. Water Pump was dry, hoses are all dry, heater core was dry..
I previously had to have the radiator replaced when I had the transmission replaced at the dealer. New radiator, or no warranty on the trans. Well the new radiator had developed a pin hole leak at the very top in the aluminum core. New radiator is in, system is burped, and cooling well. But what an adventure that was getting the old radiator out!
Some other things going on in my life, last X-mas my wife and I had our first (and last) baby. He was born slightly pre-mature by 5 weeks and 1 day when her water broke. He was born December 23rd, at a healthy 4lbs 15oz. It was a scary time thou.. December 13th she was in a serious car wreck. My wife was driving her Aztek, and she T-Boned a Ford Focus. The Ford Focus was totaled, I drove the Aztek home. The doctors dont think the accident caused her to be in labor early, it was just a lack of space for the baby, and it was time to come out. My wife is all of 4'10" tall, not a lot of space.
Father hood has been a hell of a trip, and a scary one to boot. I had no intentions of becoming a father. Wife wanted to be a mommy. And if momma aint happy, aint no one happy.
So here is our son...