Bleepedy Bleep Bleep

Back on my great unemployment saga during Covid the wife’s car broke down. It needed more than a thousand bucks in repairs that we could not afford. We traded it for a used Ford Escape. 

Last week I went out to the garage and started the car to warm it up in the frigid weather. When she went out to the car it wasn’t running. She started it again and backed out of the driveway. Before I could get upstairs she was back. The car was running rough and didn’t want to go. 

Since I’m a car expert (sarcasm),  listened to the motor and agreed - there’s something wrong. She climbed into my car and left. 

The diagnosis is in. There is coolant in two cylinders. Busted head gasket? It’s broken, that is for sure and it’s going to be very expensive. 

The good news?  I bought an extended warranty when I bought the car. Now I just need to fight with them to pay for the fix.