RW>                                      rain   
   RW>    
   RW> I hate it when that happens. 8^) I can't count the number of times I've   
   RW> changed a flat tire in the rain (not mine). The really frustrating thing   
   RW> to have to do in the rain is unlock a (key in the ignition) vehicle and   
   RW> it's the toughest one you've had to do in your roadside service career...   
      
   Years ago when I had my 80' Malibu, I found myself in that position many   
   times.  In the rain, snow, cold, in the work parking lot, etc.     
      
   I had a slowly failing starter and about 25% of the time, it wouldn't even   
   crank at all.  I had to get under the car with a pole and hit the starter a   
   few times - and then it would start.  That is loads of fun in dress cloths.   
   Never seems to happen when I'm wearing old ratty cloths.   
      
   RW> Sounds like it.   
      
   I do know the new radiator is aluminum.  I took a good look at it today.  The   
   overflow was actually low, so I added some coolant.   
      
   RW>  MH> just get a neighborhood.  I'm glad Pep Boys doesn't charge much for   
   RW>  MH> towing. Only $19.99 to tow it from where it was all the way to the   
   RW>  MH> county we live in (about 24 miles from where it broke down).   
   RW>    
   RW> That's cheap alright. I had a 1975 Olds Cutlass back in the mid-80s that   
   RW> broke down on the SD I-15 freeway. I had AAA tow it to my house, which   
   RW> was   
   RW> about 4 miles past their limit of 10 miles. I had to pay them an extra $1   
   RW> per/mile to my house. Best part was that one tow with AAA was equal to   
   RW> their yearly membership dues if you weren't a member.   
      
   Pep Boys figures they will pay for the majority of your towing to get your   
   service business.  They normally charge $39.99 to any Pep Boys location, but   
   with my Pep Boys club card it is only $19.99.     
      
   That tow was about 20 miles or so.  Not bad for $19.99.  :)   
      
   - Mark   
      
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