Mysterious Curative powers

[James Landi]

I had a good friend who served as a Cadillac service manager for several decades in a busy NJ dealership.  He'd often site examples of Cadillacs that had some apparently serious and costly issues that were developing, had been diagnosed, and repairs denied by owners, only to have the cars return months later not demonstrating any of those seriously threateningly expensive issues. For example, my 85 Eldorado was leaking transmission oil at a rate of around a quart every 3 weeks... it has entirely stopped leaking... curative powers??? Is your car possessed with happy spirits?

[Steve Passmore]

Perhaps its now all run out James

[James Landi]

More than curative powers, if the transmission is working as well as it is now withOUT fluid, we'd be discussing a miracle!

[Barry M Wheeler #2189]

I mentioned the heater/AC on the Fleetwood fixed itself about ten days ago. Could only get full A/C on the way into town and on the way home the next day, I about roasted. (The heat was more welcome than the A/C.)

[bcroe]

I had a good friend who served as a Cadillac service manager for several decades in a busy NJ dealership.  He'd often site examples of Cadillacs that had some apparently serious and costly issues that were developing, had been diagnosed, and repairs denied by owners, only to have the cars return months later not demonstrating any of those seriously threateningly expensive issues. For example, my 85 Eldorado was leaking transmission oil at a rate of around a quart every 3 weeks... it has entirely stopped leaking... curative powers???   

I had one car leaking at a high rate like that, and it turned out a cooler line had rubbed through
after its support failed.  A 79 E car leaked badly because the final drive wasn't properly secured
to the trans output.  You might have a leak that begins when the fluid had drained out of the
torque converter and filled the trans to a very high level.  Of course it gets pumped back in the
first seconds after the car is started.  If the converter stopped draining so much, the "leak"
might go away.  Bruce Roe

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

The best "curative" power is to start to sell a car.

No matter how bad it seems, as soon as one decides to sell a car, for some unknown reason, the faults are gone, and it starts to run so well that you are tempted to end the sale.

Bruce.

[Tpicks55]

Divine intervention or your neighbor is refilling it for ya lol.

[Blade]

No matter how bad it seems, as soon as one decides to sell a car, for some unknown reason, the faults are gone, and it starts to run so well that you are tempted to end the sale.

Bruce.

... or just the new owner has not discovered your naughty secrets yet!   

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

... or just the new owner has not discovered your naughty secrets yet!   

No, the car runs really well before the new purchaser has been found.   This makes you wonder if you are doing the right thing, selling such a nice-running car.

Bruce.

[James Landi]

Bruce,
I know exactly what you mean, and it's especially painful if you've just sold your old gal that's recently decided to run fine, and just fallen in love with another well used Cadillac that has a bunch of hidden defects that create heartbreaking buyers' remorse.