hi charles & thnx for ur input & interest. someday i hope to do more myself
on my cars!


* the car has 118,000 miles... & only a few thousand on the rebuilt
trans.

yeah, some things like alt., battery, brakes, etc. that's wear & tear...
with the fuel injectors i did smell a lot of 'raw gasoline', but i wonder
if they could 've been cleaned instead of replacing?

* what do u mean 'run on the bench'? do u mean pull it & get power to it &
see if it's noisy when not hooked up?

* thnx for the directions on removing, is it time consuming? i'm not sure
i want to get into it. i may take it back to mechanic & see where i get.

* i'm tempted to keep, but... i've noticed a few other things like there
seems to be some
- 'vibration/looseness' under the passenger front end [tire wearing fine,
motor mount?],
- sunroof leaks sometimes [drain holes r clean],
- steering column seems to need greased? [makes a slight rubbing sound-
"sheeeee"- when moving the steering wheel, i've tried spraying lub.]
- there's a transmission leak [upper seal?] ,
- & MAY need new struts...

* mechanic charged me re: blower:
PARTS-
knob $ 8.43
blower switch 44.65
blower motor 69.00

+ LABOR 59.00
TOTAL $181.08

so, i thought/understood it was new?

thnx again,
frank