We will be leaving pretty soon
@GardenGerty (157551)
United States
October 18, 2021 3:49pm CST
Last Thursday the Fusion chewed up a belt. The alternator light came on. So hubby went and got a belt, then decided he could not do it himself.
When he decided this, it was Saturday evening.Our mechanic also runs a wrecker service, so he came and got the car Sunday. That is why I ended up missing church, we had to be here.
It should be ready to pick up any time. He replaced the tensioner and the belt. Whatever that means.
I probably will not be back here tonight, so have a good one.
My notifications are all done.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
If done at the right time it would save a lot of headaches and repairs.
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@Vree0937 (3879)
• Indonesia
19 Oct 21
@GardenGerty I just follow instructions in manual books, and sometime garage call to reminder for regular maintenance.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
Me too. Now it is time to wait for something else to go wrong.
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@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 21
@GardenGerty Hopefully not for a long time
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
We do now as well. Hubby still thinks he can do it all.
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@kaylachan (57669)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct 21
Well, belts do need some freedom to do their job, but can't be loose either. So yeah. It's good to replace everything so the belt doesn't wear out too soon.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
Yes, the mechanic said the tensioner usualy goes bad and that is why the belt gets ruined.
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@kaylachan (57669)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Oct 21
@GardenGerty Sounds about right. I don't pretend to know a lot about what's under the hood, but my husband used to work as a michinic f for Dodge in high school, and he knows a thing or two about those things.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
19 Oct 21
Have a good night. (I know how to do some car repairs but changing belts isn't in my skill set.)
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
22 Oct 21
@DaddyEvil You would fit right in, except he is not chunky. He is thin and arthritic. It hurts.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
He used to work as a mechanic. All he really does now is routine stuff like oil changes and tire pressures.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
19 Oct 21
@GardenGerty Oh, I see... I don't blame him. I'm getting too chunky to crawl under a car to do anything unless it's on a lift and looking up for very long makes me dizzy.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
Well, we got it back and it was not toooooo costly.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
19 Oct 21
It is good that you (should by now) have the car back. Hopefully, the mechanic's bill wasn't too painful.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
It was not too bd. Towing is kind of high.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
19 Oct 21
Is Fusion a dog ? If so ,a dog collar may keep it from doing it next time.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
18 Oct 21
I hope the car will be ready soon then. Is it far you have to go?
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
The mechanic we use is forty miles away.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
22 Oct 21
@GardenGerty We were very lucky with our previous cars. We had a Ford during 19 years and never had problems.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
Especially since we have to do it outdoors.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
19 Oct 21
Actually the dy ws pretty productive, since I did not go anywhere else.
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