Ah leathermang. Too bad you feel like that. I was thinking she would be perfect for you. Sigh....
Anyway, something to keep in mind here is that the info I'm providing is all seond and third hand, so maybe it's the messengers that need to be shot!?
I mentioned your comments to hubby Rick Miley. He said she did bring out a wiring diagram, and mentioned that there were TWO temp sensors (not sure where the second one is) that feed in to a relay. I'm not sure why she leapt to the conclusion it was probably the one in the reciever/drier. He's pretty certain she said the aux. fan was for the AC cooling only, but why would there be two sensors??
Maybe that's not what she meant?
As far as the front shocks... when you push on the front of the car there is more bounce in Belinda than in her three cars. It is LESS bounce than it was with the original shocks, but still not as hard as it should be (in her opinion). But I will do a search on testing the accumulators, as you suggested.
The differential.... I would think with the gears in there moving, that oil would fly everywhere, hence it could leak there, couldn't it? Also, I forgot to mention the first time, but I guess one half axel has been replaced and that is the side from which it leaks. I'll try and get a pic for you guys some day, but that may be a difficult shot. She didn't seem all that worried about the leak, just don't let it get dry completely.
JoelS, there will be quite a bit of load on the roof rack for the vacation, which is why my husband is considering changing it. The one on there now is rusted in one spot, but in MY opinion there is little danger of giving way. I think it will be at the bottom of the list, but it's good to know it's not welded.
On the upside, she did think that overall the car is running very well. Engine sounds good... nothing looked like cause for alarm.