Radiators and Radiators - When it leaks...
 

A couple of weeks ago while on my way back home from meeting Tom at the dyno with a new customers' car, I notice that my coolant temp is higher than usual. I may see 210F in stop and go traffic, but on the freeway, it stabilizes at 195F or so.

So, in my usual over-reacting way, I swap out my PWR 37mm rad and sell it to new Miata guy with a JRSC. At the same time, I order a new Koyo 55mm from Ebay.

So while my car is on the Rhino Ramp, the buyer comes by to pick up his new PWR and we shoot the shit for a while. A couple more days go buy and no rad. So I call up this guy and he says, "Oh, I thought we took that off EBay cuz we didn't have any left?!?" You Mother%$@#&*&

Thanks for the e-mail and return call asshole. In the meantime, I'm still getting Paypal invoices from this idiot even as he's paypaling me a refund.

SOOOOO, when I get the refund, I immediately order another from EBay and IMMEDIATELY Paypal the money.

Again, a few days go by with no shipping info. The seller finally e-mails me and says he has no record of me buying anything from him. WTF?

So I check with Paypal and of course I bought and PAID him. The problem is, I got a notice from Paypal (a while ago I suspect) that my CC has expired. It's been so long that I haven't had a CC on file with Paypal that I forgot that if you don't have a valid CC, any Paypal you send is like a check in that it takes DAYS for the recipient to get his money. FUCK!

That explains why Frank didn't get his money, as well as my my used Victoracers weren't paid for on time.

I FINALLY got a tracking number for my Koyo this morning. I hope I can get it in time for me to take the Miata to the FFS dyno day on Saturday.

In the middle of all this, my beater car, a 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis takes piss in front of a Quiznos. I take it to a local auto chain and they quote me $833!!!

It appears that the T-Stat was faulty and overheated the coolant and cracked the plastic end tanks on the radiator.

After some phones calls, I order an ALL ALUMINUM rad for the Merc for $150 delivered and the rest of the parts for $250 TOTAL. It took me 2 hours to replace the T- stat, hoses, and the Rad. Oh and I'm hobbling around on a bum knee cuz I fucked up my knee during Jiu Jitsu AGAIN.

Two hours to replace a rad and T-stat and hoses while on a bad knee and on Vicodin - not too bad. Saving over $500 - priceless.

Now I have to do the Miata.

Moral of the story:

1. Paypal sucks
2. Getting old sucks
3. Vicodin is GOOD!
4. Paypal sucks donkey balls
5. Domestic cars, eh not so good.

:rofl:

the sad part about paypal is it's so commericalized it's hard not to use it all while glenty accepting the uncomfortable feeling in your anus....

I like paypall ok but it could get better.

:bigtu:

I was hoping to get my new radiator and install it for Saturday morning, but UPS tracking shows that it's somewhere between Mesquite Texas and God knows where. :(

On the positive side, my doctor gave me a new script for more Vicodin.

Dam. I used to take that shit to fall asleep. But then I realized, i was taking them becuase I couldnt stop ... :/

My dentist gave me a bottle of Vicodin Extra strength, my other MD gave me a bottle of Lortab (Vicodin w/o Tylenol), and my primary MD gave me a bottle of regular Vicodin.

At the rate I take these, I'm set for about 3 years.

I usually take one during the day, and another before I take my girls for a walk.

And it seems my radiator has made to Phoenix at last. Looks like I'll be getting it in my hot little hands on Tuesday though. :(

I got so many scripts for narcotics after my bike wreck and related surgeries, it was rediculous. I had to BEG doctors to stop writing prescriptions and offering refills. Most told me I was nuts because I didn't want any more drugs; some would go ahead and hand me the prescription anyway. I did fill a few of the scripts, and had a few, but mostly got the drugs because I was past my insurance deductible and BCBS was picking up the tab.

i feel you pain. my knee is so screwed from playing sports when i was younger. i learned to "manage" the pain without meds.