Stu left last Thursday, headed to Maryland for a charity ride for a fellow firefighter as well as the memorial service for his ex-wife. The trike did wonderfully, no overheating issues since he repaired it. The ride was great, he said, even though he spent the day at the start point and chatted with a ton of old friends and co-workers.
Sunday was the memorial service, a backyard outdoors event and the weather cooperated. There was a nice turnout and many memories and photos were shared.
He rested on Monday and headed back out on Tuesday for the trip home. He joined up with two friends (one a former co-worker) on their bikes. They live slightly south and east of us. She had taken a fall on the trip up and was anxious to get home as was Stu.
He arrived mid-afternoon Wednesday, took a shower, and settled into his recliner. Yup, happy to be home for sure.
Today he had to tackle a major chore. No, not unpacking the bike although that needed to be done, but checking out our car’s over-heating issue. What?!?
I drove the 30+ miles to neighboring Cookeville Tuesday for my pre-op lab work. The quickest and easiest way is via I-40. But there was a bad accident and traffic was backed up for miles. I noticed the temp gauge was climbing and knew it was just going to get worse. So the A/C got turned off, the heat got turned on, the windows put down, and the fan set to high. That solved the issue…for then.
When I managed to get off at the next exit (two-lane road into town), I had hoped the faster speed would solve the issue. Nope, the traffic was bumper to bumper with all the other folks taking the same exit. Windows back down, heat back on, all the way through town to the hospital. About 90 minutes had elapsed when I was ready to leave. I checked Google maps and I-40 in my direction was clear. Phew!
Hoping the 90 minutes had cooled things down, I headed off. Well, that lasted for a couple of miles and the gauge started to climb again. So the ride home was spent like most of the ride in had been.
After doing his checks, Stu determined we needed a radiator flush and new anti-freeze. Then, after watching some YouTube videos, he found he had to remove the bumper to complete the task. Oh my! I sure am glad he’s so mechanical.
That’s about all in our news…my shoulder surgery is next Wednesday so no idea when I’ll be posting again.
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I would have thought the thermostat in the cooling system. But that requires a flush and a bit more disassembly. Sometimes replacing the water pump at the same time is a good idea, as long as you are digging into that area.
Could also be a loose or worn belt not turning the water pump pulley. But you probably would have heard some belt-screaming. Another thing to change while you are in that neighborhood (or ‘neighbor-under-the-hood”).
Best of luck with the surgery!
Thanks! Stu will be a great helper since that is his heart – helping others.