Sooooo, yeah. I had to go to the dentist today. I thought I’d take the Buick. It ran fine on the way out, didn’t smell any oil burning off the exhaust, all good things.
When I came out of the office, there was a puddle of coolant under the car. Grrr.
A hose connecting the water pump to the heater lines had failed. It was an OE hose, 27+years old. Surprise, surprise. So, on this 89 degree day, I called AAA to get a tow home. Surprise! Five hour backlog.
I ended up walking to an Autozone that was a mile from the dentist and retrieved a replacement hose, some tools, and a bottle of coolant. Swapped it in the parking lot, drove it home. No more leaks. Yay.