Vincent The Dragon

So had to buy the starter($105), put it on on Tuesday. Car boiling over...took radiator out and rinsed the crap out of it Wednesday, seems still clogged and car still overheats.
Bought radiator and thermostat Friday($160) and have been putting it in today. Car seems to run very cool now and no leaks....

You know that part earlier where I said I can't catch a break?
...
So my car is not wanting to start, you have to push start it about 50% of the time.
Something you can only do with a manual transmission by the way, so that odd third pedal has another use.
The car is also starting to overheat and is 30,000 miles past do to have the timing belt replaced.

The starter is not so bad, should run me $100 for the part and I can do that myself.

timing belt is a different matter... timing belt kit with water pump, radiator hoses, radiator cap, serpentine belts, new coolant, new refrigerant and PAG oil ...should run me about $300 in parts ....oh..and.

Thats how to replace it....

This is a project I have been putting off until I could afford it, i had a backup vehicle, i had vacation time, i had help...I am going to need help with this one.

offered to take over payements of 200 a month buuutttt.
once it got here...nope...the list of what is wrong with this thing is long, it was not taken care of at all.
Also the final price is much more than we were thinking so...

thanks but no, we will just have to scrape and pinch and come up with money for a better car somehow.

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I Cooked up some food for me and Wuf

^_^

Okay, remember that bridge from
http://vincentthedragon.com/index.php/ow-2?blog=2

Well here is something to put a little perspective on the size and also what we did about it today.

Also, today was the day we had to turn in Williams car for his bankruptcy, so we are less one car...

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We went to a candle vigil tonight in remembrance for the victims of the Orlando shooting.

Okay...so i know little to nothing about auto body and paint.
Here is a piece of aluminum from the bike.
There are these little black thready looking things on the outside, they feel smooth and will not wash or scrub off...
took some 800 grit and water to the center there and you can see the result...
Is this a clear coat that has failed or something?
???

So...I have chosen to house-set for my sister while her and her family are off visiting mom for a week.

kitty cats and puppy dogs galore!
Oh, and some fish

The internet here is WAY faster than our place, wish i could drag my home rig here and see what SecondLife would look like with real internet.

The kittens are in the unholy cute stage so at least there is that.

Put new blades on the yard tractor - blades are expensive! nearly $50 for mower blades...mowed for about 45 mins and the deck went boom.
yep, trashed idler pulley, killed the belt also...and the spindle bearings sound like crap.

3 years old, I keep it clean and washed...now needs $200 in parts.
I may be able to rebuild the spindles if i can get the bearings out, might be able to match up the idler pulleys at a supply store. Hopefully I can find better pulleys, the OEM ones are junk. but it will still run $100+

These are for a Chevy 350, bored .030 over with a rod length of 5.7.
Aluminum pistons from Enginetech.
Brand new, never used.
http://www.enginekits.com/enginetech-p1534-flat-top-4v-pistons.html

Our wedding rings have arrived.

Been saving for a while now...scraping by to keep back money.
I just placed the order for our wedding rings!