Recent content by Mary Montana

Oh no. I'm glad you made it out okay. Thanks again for your help.

Thanks everybody! I went to Dawn's Auto Repair in Havasu City and they have diagnosed it as the idle pulley. They're going to fit me in tomorrow morning and also I'll get an oil change and Lube at that time. Right next door was a Chevy dealer and I ordered a new cap which will be in tomorrow...

It's been about 3 weeks and in the meantime I've been in a lot of high winds and the rest of the engine is pretty dusty. I've decided to go to Havasu City as they seem to have a larger selection of mechanics and I'll get an oil change while I'm up there.

Yes, it was within the operational range marks.

Thanks River. It's a medium to high pitched sound and it is constant. It started when I was idling for quite awhile during a period of a bad weather. The pitch changes when I am accelerating, but the noise never goes away. It's not awful, if I were riding in someone's vehicle I would probably...

Does anyone have a recommendation for an auto repair shop in either Parker or Lake Havasu City? I have a Chevy Astro and need to have an engine noise diagnosed... thanks :-)

Hi Mora. In the winter in the desert there's going to be a lot of wind. I find that facing my vehicle into or opposite to the wind stops it from shaking; if I am perpendicular to the wind I will have a problem. If you check weather.com when choosing a campsite it will tell you not only the...