ongoing saga of our '95 Buick Century

The garage guy across the street's suggestion to remedy the stalling when the car idles that first appeared during our Bronx Zoo visit didn't work, so I took the car to our other garage guy in Park Slope who decided the problem was not the on board computer but rather a filthy fuel filter. So we headed out to my parents in Westchester on Sunday with a new clean fuel filter, and the car ran quite well on the trip up. The visit was fine (though my mom invited way too many people, and my dad is still in much pain & discomfort), but on the way home on the BQE in Queens the same thing that happened on the Bronx River Parkway in June reoccurred, but now I doubt it was ever a transmission problem. Again, I managed to get from the far left lane into the far right lane & finally the end of an entrance ramp where I turned the car off and then a moment later restarted it. At first it would not go in Drive, so I got us going in third and then shifted into drive and drove home without further problems. According to our garage guys it now appears that we have a fuel pump that occasionally overheats. Several garages wanted btw $400-450 to install a new one, btw I found one from Rock Auto for $111 (+$28 overnight delivery) which our Park Slope garage guy will install for $222. It's cheaper than replacing the car, but at some point we will have to decide how much more $ to put into this old Buick.

ongoing saga of our '95 Buick Century

The garage guy across the street's suggestion to remedy the stalling when the car idles that first appeared during our Bronx Zoo visit didn't work, so I took the car to our other garage guy in Park Slope who decided the problem was not the on board computer but rather a filthy fuel filter. So we headed out to my parents in Westchester on Sunday with a new clean fuel filter, and the car ran quite well on the trip up. The visit was fine (though my mom invited way too many people, and my dad is still in much pain & discomfort), but on the way home on the BQE in Queens the same thing that happened on the Bronx River Parkway in June reoccurred, but now I doubt it was ever a transmission problem. Again, I managed to get from the far left lane into the far right lane & finally the end of an entrance ramp where I turned the car off and then a moment later restarted it. At first it would not go in Drive, so I got us going in third and then shifted into drive and drove home without further problems. According to our garage guys it now appears that we have a fuel pump that occasionally overheats. Several garages wanted btw $400-450 to install a new one, btw I found one from Rock Auto for $111 (+$28 overnight delivery) which our Park Slope garage guy will install for $222. It's cheaper than replacing the car, but at some point we will have to decide how much more $ to put into this old Buick.

Leonard Cohen poem (thanks to __who_by_fire)

The Flowers

Leonard Cohen poem (thanks to __who_by_fire)

The Flowers

control freak quiz (thanks to stillslyver)

You Are 8% Control Freak

There's no way you're a control freak. You're totally laid back - and able to take life as it comes. While you definitely have a healthy mental attitude, don't get suckered into letting someone control you.

Are You A Control Freak?

control freak quiz (thanks to stillslyver)

You Are 8% Control Freak

There's no way you're a control freak. You're totally laid back - and able to take life as it comes. While you definitely have a healthy mental attitude, don't get suckered into letting someone control you.

Are You A Control Freak?