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If you were handed an estimate to replace a water pump on your car, would you know if the price was fair? Could you trust the price? How about for a tie rod end, mass air flow sensor, or an evaporative emissions sensor?

Most of us don't know what these are, never mind the price. Yet it is components such as these that are commonly used to over charge you, the car repair customer.

We no longer live in an age of trust, so how do we ensure that our auto repair costs are legitimate.

How many times have you suspected that you paid too much, but couldn't prove it? How many times did the price seem exorbitant for even simple repairs?

To illustrate just how "At Risk" the everyday auto repair customer is to excessive car repair prices, here's a recent real life example from a "reputable...?" dealer.

A client brought her Audi to an authorized Audi dealership for a standard timing belt maintenance service.

The price for this service averages $1575 at the dealership level, (including pulleys, water pump...etc) and about $1275 at the independent repair shop level.

Yet the woman left the dealer with a bill for $2025.68.

What happened?

According to the repair order, there were no abnormal circumstances, no problems noted by the technician such as rust or any other extenuating circumstances that would have perhaps increased the labor, or added additional parts.

In short, it was a straight forward service, but the bill was $450.68 higher than it should have been. There is simply no legitimate reason to have "that much" discrepancy.

How'd they get away with it?

The answer is very simple, and it's a point that I don't want anyone to miss:

They get away with it because they can!

Think about it. The average person doesn't know how much auto parts cost. And who knows how much labor time a repair should take? To what sources does one turn to find out this information? Who even has the time to investigate!

Upon examination of this woman's repair order, it was found that she was charged a full 4 hours "more" than the standard labor time. At $100 per hour, this added an additional $400. The remaining $50.68 came from the parts, which were billed higher than MSRP.

She was quoted $2,025 for a repair that tops out at $1575. The woman didn't know. She just paid the bill and left.

How many times do folks just pay the bill and leave? Pretty much that's all one can do given that there is no accessible information for the car repair customer to adequately question a repair bill. Furthermore, very few even know what questions to ask!

The auto repair industry has been over-charging for decades--sometimes subtly, sometimes boldly, definitely frequently. The evidence for this is overwhelming; yet, there are no easy solutions available for the car repair customer.

Government agencies can't help. The Better Business Bureau can't do anything. Even supposed "car repair experts or advocates" lack the understanding of the breadth and insidiousness of the car repair business at all its levels.

A dealership operates differently than an independent repair shop, and a franchise, like Midas, is totally unique. Who really knows what goes on in the underground of such a diverse and complex industry?

The Solution?

First and foremost, car repair customers need access to information on car repair prices. Without this, they've got nothing tangible in which to determine fair charges. They also need to be able to navigate the maze of parts and labor charges for car repairs and maintenance.

Like everything else, information is the key to ensure fair treatment. Without it, the car repair customer will continue to "swim with the sharks" without any protection.

-Theodore P. Olson (Ted)
RepairTrust: Making sense of Auto Repair Estimates

Ted Olson is the author of 8 books and hundreds of articles on the automotive service industry.

Healing Waters of Mt. Clemens, Michigan

For more than a century, the world's elite flocked to the resort town of Mt. Clemens, Michigan to soothe their bodies in the ancient healing waters of the Michigan Basin. With 34 essential minerals, Mt. Clemens seawater contains the highest mineral content of any body of water in the world.

Although the glory days of "America's Bath City" are long gone, today's spas and medical researchers are taking a second look at the unique mineral complex of Mt. Clemens water.

In an era before antibiotics and modern drugs, Mt. Clemens drew thousands of people annually to its famous mineral baths. Socialites and celebrities would return year after year to "take the waters" in search of relief from their aches and pains.

The story goes that in 1868 an old horse was put out to pasture to end its days. The poor nag spent its time stomping in the mud and water near some abandoned, leaky salt tanks. Soon the horse was no longer limping and became thoroughly rejuvenated. Thus, they say, was the discovery of the curative powers of the waters under Mt. Clemens.

News of the miracle spread, and soon the rush to Mt. Clemens was underway. Proponents of the baths proclaimed the treatment's miraculous power to relieve the discomfort associated with skin problems, tired muscles and joints, and a number of other ailments. Postcards of the times proudly showed the infirm emerging from the baths free of pain.

The first bath house opened in Mt. Clemens in 1873 and the industry grew steadily, reaching its height of popularity in 1910-1911.

The last remaining bath house closed in 1974. The only remaining well in operation today in Mt. Clemens is owned by Geologix, Inc., manufactures of Mineral Essentials and Ache Away.

Guest lists from Mt. Clemens' luxury resort hotels remind us that this resort town was once a mecca for many affluent and famous personalities. Here are just a few who found relief from their aches and pains in the healing waters:

- Henry Ford, auto pioneer
- Mae West, actress
- Babe Ruth, home-run king
- Booth Tarkington, author
- William Randolph Hearst, newspaper mogul
- Helena Rubinstein, beauty maven
- William Kellogg, cereal king
- Jerome Kern, songwriter
- Eddie Cantor, singer/songwriter
- William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Congressman
- Jack Dempsey, boxer
- John L. Sullivan, boxer
- William Steinway, piano manufacturer

The healing mineral waters of Mt. Clemens are the product of over 600 million years of geologic evolution. During the Paleozoic Era, a shallow see formed in the area that is now the Great Lakes region. The sea occupied a large basin, now known as the Michigan Basin, which collected sediment from the sea and surrounding land.

A dramatic shift in climate conditions caused the seawater to slowly evaporate, depositing layer upon layer of mineral salts. What remained was a thick mineral brine containing a unique complex of 34 minerals.

The brine lay undisturbed until 1862 when a prospecting company, hoping to strike it rich in oil, tapped instead into a dense mineral water. Discovering that the water was rich in salt, the company tried to salvage the operation. Extracting only salt from this mineral rich mixture was easy, but a low grade salt was all that could be manufactured. As a result the commercial value was reduced and the enterprise was short lived.

Fortunately for the town of Mt. Clemens, the mineral-rich brine found a better purpose.

With the arrival of the Great Depression and the growing popularity of "modern medicine," the number of visitors to Mt. Clemens gradually declined. Today, only one well remains in operation to access the ancient seawater, which is used to create a line of therapeutic and skin care products.

While the glory days of Michigan's "Bath City" are long gone, the highly concentrated mineral water remains in abundance. It is still pumped from a well, arising from a depth of 1,400 feet.

Mt. Clemens mineral water has the same mineral composition today as when it was first discovered, and has a potency unequaled anywhere known on earth. The 34 minerals are naturally contained in the water, equivalent to 2 pounds of minerals for every 5 gallons of mineral water. This water contains a high concentration of sodium, calcium and magnesium. Sodium provides energy for active cell transport. Calcium has a calming effect and is critical for the overall mineral balance of the body. Magnesium, in addition to increasing cell vitality, also possesses healing properties. It acts as an anti-allergenic and is needed by many enzymes which stimulate cell activity and slow down the aging process.
The same minerals our skin and body needs daily, to maintain a healthy balance, are found in abundance in the natural mineral water of the Michigan Basin. These minerals promote healthy cell metabolism, reduce muscle and joint aches, improve circulation, strengthen, rebuild and maintain skin's structural integrity, cleanse and purify the skin and protect against fluid loss.

Everything from diet to a hectic lifestyle can deprive us of much needed minerals. As a result, our skin and body loses essential mineral, causing it to become dehydrated, weak and slower to regenerate.

Geologix, Inc. incorporates the mineral rich water of Mt. Clemens into its therapeutic and skin care products which allow the minerals to be easily absorbed into the skin to remineralize and replenish cells naturally. Transdermal absorption allows these minerals to go deeper into the body supplying important mineral nourishment to muscles, joint and skin.

About the Author

All Mineral Essentials and AcheAway products contain a therapeutic quantity of the famous healing waters of Mt.Clemens, containing a unique natural complex of 34 minerals. Learn more at www.mineralessentials.com and www.acheaway.com.

How do I take off a water pump on a 1984 Ford F150?

What all needs to come off to get to the water pump?

belts, any brackets sitting on top of the waterpump,identifiable because of the studs. then remove fan and waterpump.unbolt fan(loosen) before belt removal. its a 20-30 minute job with tools.lower radiator hose has to be removed and also heater hoses, and maybe intake water supply.

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The following letter is exactly the reason why, after accidentally stumbling into community newspapering more than 30 years ago, I've stayed in this business ever since.

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