ok, i won't tell you i got it at autozone ...
i'm gonna take the "i'm blonde" avenue on that one ...
(not) ...

thanks for the replies .. and noted ...

soooo.... i surrendered to the tow truck ... and today i learned .... it appears to be the harmonic balance pulley that has taken the dump ... bearings or something ..
i have noted in my "hello , i'm new thread" .. that while the problems where being explained to me ... my mind had trialed off into images of tearing up the sellers lawn with my boyfriends truck....
i am not a happy camper ... greg, friend/station owner explained to me that they had put a pulley in to determine if that was in fact the problem ... and it was... but it also shed light on the next problem .. something with the fuel injectors ... leaking somewhere or something ... to quote him ... " a serious running problem " ... it continues to cut out ... he might have well been speaking dollars at that point , cause thats all i could hear ...
that and the sound of revving engine .. and some woman in the background ... oh please no .. not my mums ... aaaaahhhhhhh

mmmm, i'm very bummed out ... i trust greg ... and think next time maybe i won't play quite so "independent" and ask for help before the purchase ...
i do have to note ... the boyfriend has refrained "comments" ... so i am rewarding him tonite with the potato soup that he keeps asking for ... hoping maybe while he is indulging , thats when i'll ask to borrow his beloved truck (the mistress) for a "special mission" ... ha ha ....... i have to admit .. it is alot of fun to drive ...

signed,
jill dirte ... pronounced ... dear-tay ....
(spider)
have a great thanksgiving all!!!