Barely a couple of weeks ago, she was alright. 5 days ago, her condition suddenly turned for the worse. I was supposed to send Wee Tuck and Missy Jo to the airport with Ugly Green. So my intention was to drive Goldilocks to Jen's work place and swap cars with her. I nearly did not make it there. Goldilocks was overheated and her engine stalled when I was in the proximity of Maddington.
On Saturday morning, I noticed that Goldilocks' radiator was dry. So I topped up a lot of coolant and went for a drive before Jen and Albany were up. Goldilocks' condition appeared stable. I was delighted. I made another few drives over the weekend to make sure everything was ok. In fact, Goldilocks took me to and fro work on Monday without any issue. I was relieved.
Things took a bad turn on Tuesday, however. To my horror, I saw her temperature rise sharply again. On some point of my drive, it dropped, as if her cooling system was working intermittently. I knew that time was near for Goldilocks. I tried topping up her radiator with coolant a few times. It didn't appear that there was a major leak somewhere because I only had to pour a few drops before it was full. Today, I drove Goldilocks to work in the cold Autumn morning. Yet, at some point, she appeared overheated again. I had to get real. Technically, Goldilocks might be dead but officially I have been keeping her alive by feeding her through a tube.
Today is a black day for me. Goldilocks have been my pillar of support since I came to Perth. Without her, I will cease to have an income, a purpose and an existence. My family will have starved without her and there will not be any blog for you to read either. Out of respect, I call her the founding mother of my Perth adventures. I have a feeling Goldilocks is not going to last that long. I don't know when I will eventually have to pull the plug and let her go in glory. I am depressed and I find it extremely difficult to imagine the day without Goldilocks. I wonder if the sun will still rise then.
Last night, I made a special eating routine. Anyone in the freestyle eating community will know naming an eating routine after a heroine is a mark of highest respect. So I ate 10 grapes, 12 cashew nuts, 24 spoons of rice, 10 helpings of steamed eggs, 35 scoops of vegetable soup, 4 chocolate nuggets, 2 glasses of water. Then I took 1 dump. I dedicate this routine to Goldilocks. It is called #Goldilocks98, as Goldilocks was manufactured in 1998. I will continue to pray for Goldilocks' recovery.
We will wear black and dedicate many lengthy facebook statuses about Goldilocks when she goes....
ReplyDeleteit could be the fan belt ? Do not let the pinnacle of yr Perth adventure fail :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like cracked head or head gasket. If so, beyond economical repair. Unless you get a really cheap donor car or engine
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There's one other possibility which is coolant hose leak or radiator cracked
ReplyDeleteGet your car towed to a mechanic ASAP, or the overheating will definitely kill the head gasket and possibly cause other issues such as head warpage or piston seizure
Its either a radiator problem (blocked or leaking) or fan problem.
ReplyDeleteDo not drive it any more. Get it looked at properly.
A head gasket split from overheating is not funny.
Uncle here has one happen 15 years ago, cost $1500 to fix with a second hand gasket and the car never was the same anymore. This happen in the middle of winter 5 degree outside and the car still get overheated from blocked radiator.
Fixing the radiator or the fan first is almost always cheaper
Btw my car was only worth 3k at the time but cannot afford to by another second hand car. In retrospect the car even after fixing was never the same and have to get a new car within 12 months
DeleteCould be the thermostat that controls flow of coolant between radiator and engine is faulty. Check garage floor for leaks. Drive straight to a mechanic in the morning for a check. I went with you to Mandurah to adopt her, don't want to see her go so soon.
ReplyDeleteWe had a similar problem with our car end of last year (early Canadian winter). After the thermostat was properly fixed by the garage folks (took them 2 rounds to fix it properly), the car was back to business as usual.
DeleteNot funny at all. If you have any decency in you. Stop mocking the passing of LKY. Without him, you probably won't even learn to read and write.
ReplyDeleteNow this is funny...
DeleteI need to tell my mother that her efforts were wasted in reading to me since I was a tot. Was reading encyclopaedias by 5 and shit times by 6 and I was totally aghast when I was in Primary 3 and had to buddy up with P1 kids who couldn't read, like WTF. Was happy to guide them, just shocked that some people entered P school not being able to read.
Strangely enough, LKY was the PM then, IIRC. Not that I hold him responsible for those kids' literacy, or my own!
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