I only had 2 hours of sleep since last night. I was all perspired from cleaning and organizing so i took a shower and went to bed and slept till 2 PM when somebody knocked at the door. I heard a feminine voice that resembled of one of the persons who did the inspection. Being sleepy and stuff i thought they came back for something so i opened the door.
At the base of the stairs that was this black pants raised butt. Then i stuck my head through the door, being in underwear and he turned around (i assume there was one more person i could not see around the corner he was talking to) and gave me a big smile and said hi.
He had a badge but he did not say anything else and i figured he is one of those persons who come around knocking at peoples' doors for whatever (have not seen one in years thought) so i shut the door. If someone was filming, it would have looked like they came for the inspection and i did not let them in.
When Angela came i remembered and started to fret thinking it was them again with an unknown person from the office so i sent them an email and they said it was not them, for a second time.
While cleaning i found a clamp with screw, the kind the used years ago on radiator hoses, of a diameter fit for the leaking spring clamp. Not sure it it's still leaking after i fiddled around with it, but i know it's pretty loose (It turns around when pushed with the long pliers)
Don't know why they gave up using those clamps and put instead spring clamps. The problem with the spring clamps is if the rubber hose after a number of years and miles shrinks and the clamp looses its elasticity, you guessed, the clamp is not clamping anymore. Also. They cannot be replaced without taking the hose from the pipe which means you have to drain all fluid.
When Angela came i went to look. There is a drop of liquid there but today it was raining so i can't be sure.
Yesterday i was able to reach that hose from under through a hole in the engine under panel (another newer come up, needed for aerodynamic purposes which translates in fuel efficiency) and tried to push it up a little in a different position where the rubber is not squeezed, but could not, the hose is pretty stuck on the pipe. Now thinking i could put a screw clamp from under through that hole which does not need disassembling of the pipe-hose joint and draining coolant. Narrowly but possible.
Angela keeps telling me to go to a mechanic. Besides using a trick like for themselves and friends, they will tell me they have to remove the panel under, for better reach, drain the coolant, and probably replace the whole hose with two clamps which will amount to hundreds in work hours.
There are about 20 spring clamps like that on the car (and not screw clamps) on that car, including on the big radiator hoses. The one at the other end of the hose seems ok. Then why in the world that one went loose? In the hottest day in year (i got a reading of 75 on the dashboard) when i went for a long trip, by invitation?
Other than that. I cannot get close to the car to look better. First, it was cars parked in the alley for more than ten minutes to pick children from the day care. Then, other things i cannot remember. Then it started to drizzle, like yesterday. People constantly watching me every time i go outside.
6:10 I am aching to go outside and do a few things. Wet the wood dust under the door to keep the cats away. Try to put that clamp. Unsupervised children (of which some are Asian grown ups posing as children) were hanging in the alley, then passing by my car, coming to sit at the TV box in front of my large windows. Temperature outside is 47 and it stinks like dogs...t.
6:16 Went to wet the redwood dust. One of them (the grownup) raised her hand like waving at me.
6:22 I thought they left. Opened the door to go at the car and they started to come towards me.
Don't know why they gave up using those clamps and put instead spring clamps. The problem with the spring clamps is if the rubber hose after a number of years and miles shrinks and the clamp looses its elasticity, you guessed, the clamp is not clamping anymore. Also. They cannot be replaced without taking the hose from the pipe which means you have to drain all fluid.
When Angela came i went to look. There is a drop of liquid there but today it was raining so i can't be sure.
Yesterday i was able to reach that hose from under through a hole in the engine under panel (another newer come up, needed for aerodynamic purposes which translates in fuel efficiency) and tried to push it up a little in a different position where the rubber is not squeezed, but could not, the hose is pretty stuck on the pipe. Now thinking i could put a screw clamp from under through that hole which does not need disassembling of the pipe-hose joint and draining coolant. Narrowly but possible.
Angela keeps telling me to go to a mechanic. Besides using a trick like for themselves and friends, they will tell me they have to remove the panel under, for better reach, drain the coolant, and probably replace the whole hose with two clamps which will amount to hundreds in work hours.
There are about 20 spring clamps like that on the car (and not screw clamps) on that car, including on the big radiator hoses. The one at the other end of the hose seems ok. Then why in the world that one went loose? In the hottest day in year (i got a reading of 75 on the dashboard) when i went for a long trip, by invitation?
Other than that. I cannot get close to the car to look better. First, it was cars parked in the alley for more than ten minutes to pick children from the day care. Then, other things i cannot remember. Then it started to drizzle, like yesterday. People constantly watching me every time i go outside.
6:10 I am aching to go outside and do a few things. Wet the wood dust under the door to keep the cats away. Try to put that clamp. Unsupervised children (of which some are Asian grown ups posing as children) were hanging in the alley, then passing by my car, coming to sit at the TV box in front of my large windows. Temperature outside is 47 and it stinks like dogs...t.
6:16 Went to wet the redwood dust. One of them (the grownup) raised her hand like waving at me.
6:22 I thought they left. Opened the door to go at the car and they started to come towards me.
