What was meant was : he didn't try to force / scare you into more works right then, many do .

If you take the time to listen to all the advice and comments from the good people here then soft out the things / ideas that make sense to you, you'll soon be able to $ave $ome ca$h on initial diagnosis and thence learn how to do repairs....

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better