Zombiemachine might die.
she broke down yesterday, on the way to see one of my friends perform. even with the engine bay violently shaking, she let me drive her to a mechanic 5 minutes from where we were stopped.
the man working there was able to run some simple diagnostics and found out that her engine, as suspected, was the problem.
cylinder 1 was firing at around 30 psi, while the expected pressure is 100 or more. meaning she was running on 3 cylinders, essentially, which would eventually start tearing the engine apart from the unbalanced and inconsistent cycling this caused.
in order to find and repair the specific issue, it would require an engine lift and for the engine to be torn down to determine whether it was the piston head or the engine block itself causing the issue. with the labor involved, it would be cheaper to have the engine fully replaced, and the cheapest quote he could give me for this was nearly $5,000.
of course, I'm going to have my insurance company tow here somewhere closer to home and have them give me a second opinion, but it's not looking good.
so if anyone has any way to help me save my love. whether in the form of advice on this particular issue, or on how to raise funds effectively, or even by directly sending money to help with the costs. and especially by spreading this around. please, I'm desperate.
Zombiemachine may be the single most important thing in the world to me. i can't lose her. even if we manage to ignore the emotional aspect. i need her to work, to support myself.
please, if anyone can help.
if you have any money to send, my venmo is @ beaswax_ and my cashapp is $beaswaxbaby.
