I don't have any idea why I posted this:
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Originally Posted by Xist
I ran across some receipts:
$10.76 Hillman 707322 Installation Tools Wing Nut Driver
$141.72 AISIN TKH-003 Engine Timing Belt Kit with Water Pump
$118.18 FEL-PRO HS 26236 PT-2 Head Gasket Set
En route:
$54.92 4 NGK platinum spark plugs
$21.64 spring compressor
$16.25 thermostat
Does anyone know how much I paid Crazy J to flush the stop leak?
The car was $800.
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With my continued gas savings I bought this! (1999 Accord LX)
I don't really want to count the tools as an expense for this particular car because I will probably use them again, but these parts total $331.07 and I will need oil, a filter, coolant, and a radiator.
The lowest price Google Shopping shows is $370 for a Honda radiator from Honda Parts Guys.
Majestic would charge $430, including $137 to ship!
Honda Acura Online would charge $826.33--$534 to ship!
I am pretty sure that Crazy J said that it needs to be replaced and you figure the head gasket blew because the radiator went out, but I want to know for sure!
I also want to save on shipping, but the only price I could find in the valley is Chandler and they want $575 shipped to their own ZIP--they don't offer the option to pick up.
Advance shows radiators between $100 and $186, although we don't have a store.
O'Reilly's has a Murray radiator for $173 in-stock and I can order a Denso for $164.
AutoZone has two Duralast radiators in-stock for $127 and $184.
RockAuto has radiators for $64-94. The cheapest would ship for $78. The most expensive would total $115?
Which of these brands would you install on your car: Ultra-Power, FVP, Koyorad, CSF, TYC, GPD, OSC, UAC, APDI/PRO, Denso, and Nissens.
They would ship the Denso for $107.
Amazon would ship a Denso for $118 and a Spectra Premium for $105.
Ebay has the Spectra Premium for $89 shipped, but it only has a 1-year warranty.
When I shopped for heater cores for Chorizo I realized--perhaps too late--that part stores charge more for seemingly the same parts because they have little to no warranty with virtual stores.
So, I will test the radiator, and if necessary replace it with an aftermarket one.
Kelley says that with a quarter million miles and in excellent condition this car would be worth $2,000.
I don't know that I would say that it is in excellent condition fully cleaned up, but cosmetically, I have only seen minor problems. Even the engine bay is clean!
Hondas have sold for over blue book for as far back as I remember, so I would say that fixed up this would be a $2,000 car.
Yay.
Does the list of parts tell me anything?
I don't know. It is 02 and I have a client in 6 hours. I felt eager to get to bed much earlier than the previous few nights, but I still need to pack!
The Donut Boys say that cars are pain.
Eight hundred dollars for the car, $331 for parts (so far), $89 for a Spectra Premium radiator, and I am totaling $1,220 so far.
RepairPal says that it would cost $2,000 to have a shop replace your head gasket and I should do everything--including buying the car and timing belt--for significantly less than that.
Honestly, I don't even know that this is 8 repairs from a perfect 21-year-old car, just 100 steps.
I decided that with the Accord gone I will get this running one last time and back into my spot in the driveway.
I liked the idea of working in the backyard and not needing to lock up my car every night.
I liked the idea of setting up the portable garage and working on my car in poor weather even more, but hopefully that will not be an issue.