Help Plz, I’m stranded in Van Horn, Tx

Wow, I'm sorry you are not having a great time.
I can't seem to find the video of someone getting access to the pump through the wheel well.
After removing the shield, and maybe also removing the headlamp assembly. It was tight, but
very doable.

I was paying $5 a month extra for towing through progressive. The one time I used it, I found out
it was only for 14 miles from my home! I'm glad I was only about 8 miles from my house!!!
I canceled it and spent the extra money and have AAA now. I chose the 100 mile service because
I didn't have the extra money at the time to get the unlimited.

I do hope you are able to get your Prius running without too much difficulty.

 

Yikes! I just discovered this thread. We stayed the night in Van Horn a couple years ago on our way from Houston to Tucson (or thereabouts). One of the most desolate places I've seen. Population shrinking by the year, too. I hope you got your pump installed and are no longer stranded, @BrianStranded.

 

Van Horn, TX is the home of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin test facility.

Blue Origin launches another Van Horn rocket to the edge of space - KVIA

 

but amazon doesn't deliver there?

 

I think I've stayed at two or three of those hotels.....

Just in case the part doesn't work:
Van Horn, TX Real Estate - Van Horn Homes for Sale | realtor.com®

Hurry.
Lots of refugees from Caly these days.......

 

LOL! The one we stayed in was by the Interstate. But I took a walk into town. The picture you have is the one I saw on Wikipedia that was taken in 2001. When I walked into town in 2019, it looked like most of the businesses were closed and I only saw a couple cars or trucks.

However, Blue Origin might have stirred things up a bit. We'll have to take another trip to AZ one of these days and look for ourselves.

 

@BrianStranded FWIW here's a Repair Manual excerpt, about swapping out the inverter water pump:

 

I still prefer the method that does not involve removing the inverter.

The only difference I'd do is to clamp off both hoses to minimize the loss of coolant.

 

Hopefully, he's managed to get it fixed by now and is off to El Paso.

 

He mentioned a mechanic earlier; just bring in the parts to the guy?

 

I-10 in West Texas is hundreds of miles of nearly nothing. In a few places the old two lane US highway may be nearby but generally it only exists as an access road for a few miles before and after the dusty old water holes that used to pass as towns. No feeders in a traditional sense except in bigger cities.

 

... yet. Just wait.

 

Off topic x 10

 

Edit: Thanks to our moderator we get old news late. As of 9:46am he bought some jack stands and was working on getting it running.

Speculation and guessing is what car forums are all about. This thread is no different. The OP is part of the fun, hoping an inverter pump will fix it.

The topic was largely how to get 121 miles to El Paso without a car the same day. He essentially hitchhiked and took a bus back. I would have had a tow truck take us and the car to El Paso, someone else suggested driving at low speed, etc. Others hoped Uber, Amazon or Napa would come through.

 

new moderator x 100!!!

 

Big time off topic, but don't forget, we only have one moderator. One or two more moderators might let him do something besides babysit us all day and night.