Brian,

Since the car hadn't been run in 24 hours, just did the pinch test and the hose squeezed in completely without any problem. Additionally, my coolant level is fine.

I've already decided that if the problem is a worse case scenario requiring major bucks to repair, I'm prepared to part with her. Would hate to but economically, it wouldn't be prudent to keep it.

Here's hoping the fix won't be too drastic. After all the information I've received on this board, am really looking forward to finding out what the gremlin is and I will let you all know.

Thanks!

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