Been forever... too much going on, issues logging in, etc...
turns out--- after they 'fixed it' the issue came right back.
when I took van back- they tried to write it off as "an acorn in the wheel" or "a socket in the fender" or "it's an old van, they make noises" or some such crap...
---that it was the idler arms..
Gee the old lady actually was Right, there was something Wrong...
Still babying the slow transmission leak.. Hope to- in a few months, once they turn off the freakin' summer furnace, re-set the pan/gasket.. AGAIN.. this will be pan drop.. I think number 4 in a handful of years.. grrrrrrrr
And now will also be chasing a slow coolant leak, starting with a new rad-cap.. and checking hoses...
Need to find a new speed selector knob.. (or just ghetto in a couple switches) for the roof vent.. as the existing one just kinda spins a ways before doing anything.. lol
And the idea for replacing my headlight switch isn't going to work.. because there is a ridiculous wad of complexity behind the dash.. that can't be merely retrofitted with a toggle.. sigh.
Backup lights don't work either.. the P/N fuse keeps popping, so I can only assume it is the sensor in the transmission that has gone fffftt. So I am trying to work on a set of aftermarket backup lights on a toggle.. but too freakin' hot.. so, for now, I am just trying to use pull-through parking spaces and "enjoying" getting more steps in.. lol
And K'ne is mostly physically healthy.. age/arthritis/etc.. but her mental state.. she is having difficulty, she sundowns, she will startle for no reason, essentially dog dementia..
I am making accommodations for her limitations.. and we go from there...
![[-]](https://vandwellerforum.com/images/collapse.png)
