95 Chrysler New Yorker

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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:00:01 -0400, "Gryffindorseeker"
<diagonalley03 (AT) charter (DOT) net> wrote:

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Gentlemen,
Thanks for answering but consider this. I'm a woman, most mechanics'
assume we're dumb, this has been my experience. Case in point: My last car
was a 1994 Chevy Cavalier rs. The head gasket started leaking. Took it to
what I heard was a reputable repair place. $ 705.00 dollars and 3 trips
later the damn head gasket was still leaking. The second time I took her in
they gave me some BS that they needed to buy a "special sealant "from GMC to
seal the gasket. What a croc. Had the :special Sealant" put on and sure
enough a week later the head gasket was leaking again. Bottom line they
thought I was stupid because they didn't fix it right to begin with. I
traded it, told the salesman about the head gasket he gave me a $1000 trade
and sold me the New Yorker for $3,809.00. I thought this was a good deal.
Since I've bought two other cars from him in the past he did not charge me
interest or finance charges and I got an awesome car!!!!!
So to end a long story I don't trust any mechanic. If a reputable one
will not do the job right twice on my previous car what would a shady
mechanic do?
One last thing: I'm going to get a tune up on her. Are bosch spark
plugs going over the top? Any recommendations?
Thanks again for all your help and advice!,
Judi

The "reputable mechanic" was neither - or he would have known to check

the head for warpage and cracking. The vast majority of Cavalier head
gasket problems require a cyl head replacement to fix.

Find a good mechanic, and hang on to him!!! Might be at a dealership,
but a good independent (NOT a chain store) is more likely.

As for the Bosch plugs, my experience has been they are CRAP.
The dealer supplied plug is usually about as good as you are going to
get, or need.

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Re: 95 Chrysler New Yorker(long response) - 07-19-2004 , 11:12 PM