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Friggin' water pumps.. 10/21 the silver SS had a new coolant leak (one of MANY leaks it's developed over the years; I call that truck Ol' Drippy) so I dug into it, again.. and found the rear cover on the water pump leaking. It was a little surprising as it didn't have a ton of miles (115K) on just yet. So I ordered a Gates pump assembly (includes thermostat housing and thermostat already installed) and went to work. Got the old one off and discovered it was already a Gates, and probably not original. And from the box, that the Gates is Chinese (like everything now.)Yup I'm going with "the neighbor hit it and didn't tell anyone". Had that happen to the Burb in 2019 when we were living with my cousin in Katy. Lawn crew smacked the left side taillight and the left side mirror. I put it back together and taped the taillight up and we headed across town to get another taillight lens.
At least on an LS the water pump is not too difficult; neither is the rear brake pads replacement. Had to do both on the '06, and they were not hard jobs.
He just texted me and said that other people had offered $10k to $13k and he turned them down. I told him that had to be before the new scrape and he should call them and accept an offer.