Wyoming can be an expensive state to drive through ...
even when you're sitting in OHIO!

After spending almost 5 HOURS on Gina's Car ... poor "Mike" was getting a lil
"tense" about SOMEone needing to decide WHAT to do!

I spent 30 minutes *attempting* to converse with Gina via "Relay" ---
(the Operator was an A$$ and VERY hard to understand - Fast-Talkin was his specialty ...
And if I asked HIM to repeat what he SAID, he made Gina repeat what she Typed! )

I called Mike at Kar Kraft in Wyoming, and asked what the situation was.
1) Car towed in - complaint: Overheating ... engine was cold
2) Radiator to Expansion Tank HOSE was OFF - at tank end; Tank EMPTY
3) Gina said she added fluid "at least once, maybe more times"
4) They cut bad end of hose, re-attached to tank: added coolant to fill.
5) Ran Car - checked for Head Gasket symptoms, water/oil mixes = nuffin found
6) Test Drive - ran good except ran COLD - too cold to be normal
7) Suspect Thermostat = $80.00 to replace + $80.00 diagnostic & collant so far.
8) Gina didn't want to change thermostat unless it "HAD to be replaced".

Mike's prolly gonna want an Extra Beer with dinner tonight!

Guess who owns Thunder's New Thermostat??

Hope "we" get to California soon ... trip's gettin expensive!

/s/ Phred