Water pump blew - about 90 miles from home

[mubai]

In Baltimore trying to find a garage.

 

[The_Roadie]

AAA Plus will tow you 100 miles, and Premier will do one 200 mile tow per year. No AAA? Good luck, and be careful out there. Check Yelp for reviews if you possibly can.

 

[mubai]

AAA Plus will tow you 100 miles, and Premier will do one 200 mile tow per year. No AAA? Good luck, and be careful out there. Check Yelp for reviews if you possibly can.

Thanks Roadie. I did have that option, but I needed to get to my client's site, just a few miles away. I waited for a colleague to meet me and drove the truck 1.3 miles (turning it off at every red light ) to a garage who said they could fix it and have it done today.

Cost: $475 to replace the water pump, serpentine belt and the Dexcool.
Sap Automotive Center - Canton Industrial Area - Baltimore, MD

I've already replaced that damn thing once, before it went bad (had to replace the fan clutch). I put a Bosch water pump in there. The truck had weird on/off vibrations for a few weeks now and couldn't pinpoint it. Now, I think I know where the vibration was coming from

I wish we had the option of car broke down smiley and car fixed smiley.

 

[CaptainXL]

I needed to get to my client's site, just a few miles away.

My dad owned a construction company. He wrote many things as a business expense for vehicles. Perhaps you could do the same if you have a company?

 

[mubai]

My dad owned a construction company. He wrote many things as a business expense for vehicles. Perhaps you could do the same if you have a company?

Hey, thanks for the suggestion. But, I use the mileage method and not fuel and maintanence. No biggie, the $475 was worth it. Still annoyed it went bad.