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[*] posted on 12-15-2012 at 08:24 AM


and we are here in Ensenada right now, headed to TJ to see dentist and eye doctors !

Have a good rest of the trip bigwooooooo





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[*] posted on 12-17-2012 at 10:31 AM


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Originally posted by woody with a view
dealer=stealer. they ALWAYS cost more and you don't always get what you think you are paying for. Glad to hear you are rolling south!


I hear ya woody. The Turbo was covered by warranty so we went to a Chevy dealer. The dealer said because they had to remove the entire cab to remove the engine to get to the turbo, it would have been a $6500 job!

Plus, although it's only 4 years old, the truck has been sitting outside in the BCS air and the mechanic said they had to use "special protocol" to disengage the turbo from the rust so it would have cost even more. Of course, Bigwooo never mentions to the dealer that the truck has been South of the Border for fear they'll balk on the warranty. We use our South Dakota address and he told the dealer repair guys that the rust must be from the salt on the SD roads (although we have no idea if they use salt on the roads back there...)

It was a long return trip but at least we weren't stranded by the roadside in the desert in a large crew cab towing a travel trailer.
sheeew, it's nice to be back.

Recommended mechanics are:
Valle de Guadelupe- between TKT and Ensenada not far from Domeque (sp) vineyards, "El Chino" autoparts and repairs.

Ensenada- "Radiadores El Porvenir " on Calle Aldama, near big KFC at Jalisco and Reforma. 2 thumbs up! 646 176 3311. Don't use the map on Porvenir's FB page- we discovered after touring Ensenada in the rain that that map is not correct.

FYI- While stranded by the roadside, I recalled we might have roadside assistance thru our Bajabound HDI seguros insurance. It required several phone calls and a long time on the satellite phone while they gathered information but that policy does have towing coverage so folks with that policy might want to keep that in mind. The rep was preparing to call a tow truck from Ensenada to pick us up but luckily El Chino pulled up at the same time and we hooked up a chain and we limped back to his shop towing our truck and trailer and he was able to stop the leak enough so we could get to Ensenada.

We saw the new road signs on the highway to call 074 for emergency and service and I tried the number a few times but got a busy signal...
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[*] posted on 12-17-2012 at 11:16 AM


so it was covered under warranty? SWEET!



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[*] posted on 12-17-2012 at 11:35 AM
truck body/cab remove !!


the later yrs you have to remove the complete cab/bed as a unit to access the motor and other parts...they dont tell you when you by it...you have to find out the Hard way...they look and drive nice !! they put the motor on the frame then the cab/bed on....not good when you cant access on a motor...
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