Beautiful blue sky was inviting me to take Dixie on another explorative walk through the area. Still scouting for a dry route out of here, I found a short parallel road stub that would avoid getting into the muddy part.
And it didn't take long after our return that the mechanic, Omar Garcia Rodrigues showed up with his helper. They were ready to start working. Because of this being a Cummins engine, access from behind would make it necessary to remove the radiator which would be a tremendous amount of work. Instead we worked through the opening hidden in the rear closet. There, a large portion of the floor can be taken out giving access to the engine.
A shiny new water pump (Mex.: Bomba agua) got taken out of its box, and was mounted in. Next the thermostat followed. They had brought 10 gal. of coolant and managed to fill 7.5gal to the upper level. The rest must be filled after the engine reaching temperature so the thermostat opens up letting coolant flood the entire system.
I have to say that this fellow, who runs his own retail business in town is a treasure. Omar is not only a great mechanic but is also super friendly and very nice to deal with. Another asset is that Omar speaks perfectly English. Pls. find his contact information down below if you ever need him to help you here in San Carlos, Sonora.
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Above: Omar working through our closet
With that done, we still had to put our closet back together. And then it was time for coffee.
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| Omar's helper working from underneath |
Meanwhile, we got new neighbours. A couple from Oregon came in with their 5-wheel and parked behind us. They have two dogs. We won't be neighbours for long as we are now just waiting for the road to dry out a little more, Friends at Hot Springs are already eagerly waiting for our arrival.
The reason for planning our quick departure,is the weather forecast predicting more rain towards the weekend. With muddy road conditions every time it rains, we would be at the mercy of the area drying out every time before we need to go dumping.
So I guess that's all for today, folks.
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| Omar's Auto Parts Store |
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