Good result and sounds like paying for shipping it cross-country was worthwhile. Being from the northeast, the plastic should be little sun damaged, and whatever rust it might have will shrivel up in the Mojave Desert. I recall concerns of what the blue fluid would cost, but see it cheap at auto parts. The fuel savings will pay for a lot of parts in the future.

If you can make the climb to the Cajon Pass this summer with no issues, you will be home free. We used to see a car steaming on the side every 1/2 mile, especially on the first hot June day when people hadn't checked their coolant level. I understand that factories qualify their cooling designs on a summer climb from the L.A. Basin.

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1984 & 1985 CA 300D's
1964 & 65 Mopar's - Valiant, Dart, Newport
1996 & 2002 Chrysler minivans