It was still expensive, but it would have been a lot more had it not been for Mr. Fierce generously allowing Mr. A to purchase a unit at cost.  So far the unit was $1500 and the duct work modifications have come to just over $400.  And Mr. A was able to do the entire installation himself, so there was no cost there. It was really horrible here while the air conditioner was out.  It would get as hot as… Read the rest

Yesterday Mr. A called me and asked if I had a minute… he needed to talk to me.  Whenever he prefaces a conversation like that, I have to take a deep breath and tell myself everything's going to be okay.  He was calling me around 12:30pm and apparently he'd already done everything he could to try to fix the problem, but had been unable.  So he finally had to call and share the bad news with me. The compressor on… Read the rest

Sheesh!!   So it ended up that the coolant temperature sensor that was broken by a previous mechanic, that Mr. A replaced (instead of complaining to the mechanic) was defective. When your coolant temperature sensor is defective, it will cause your car to have a “hard start” which apparently also will cause it to die when you come to a stop, or not start at all after you've driven the car for any length of time. In the process of trying… Read the rest