Hi Sweetie,
What a day! Despite taking a couple of antihistamines before I went to bed, I had a hard time falling asleep for hours. Finally woke up when the alarm went off, got my chores and breakfast done, then decided to leave early for my second covid vaccine, and it’s a darn good thing I did! As soon as I started moving in my truck, something felt off. The brake pedal was hypersensitive, then the brakes wouldn’t let off even when I took my foot off the pedal, and my power steering seemed to quit. I kept going, hoping it was just a fluke, but by the time I reached the entrance to the turnpike, it started to make a terrible noise and I had to shut it off. Fortunately there is an extra lane between the turnpike turn and the road, so I stopped right there. I called Jeff and thankfully he answered. He came out in his truck, and I took his truck and left him to wait for the wrecker I had already called ($150 for six miles! Crazy!), and just as I was parking the truck I got a text that my covid appointment was past, was I going to be there within the next ten minutes, if not they would cancel it! So I immediately texted yes and got in the door as fast as I could. The rest of the process went just as quickly as the first shot, so I was out of there in no time. After I got back to the house, I started some research on what might be wrong. The wrecker guy suggested the brake hydro-booster, which I knew nothing about, but it did seem to fit all the symptoms. Although, I had put in some power steering stop leak yesterday, and I was promptly told by several forum folks that that was a no-no, it probably screwed up the system. I tried draining the power steering fluid and flushing the system and refilling it, and that seems to help the power steering, but it still made an awful noise once it warmed up, and I’m pretty sure that it is, in fact, the hydro-booster. There’s one more diagnostic I have to do tomorrow to confirm it, but I’ve already ordered a new one (well, re-manufactured), plus a gasket, but it won’t get delivered until Thursday. I can get one locally, but I don’t trust the Buick and I don’t want to keep bugging Jeff, so I guess I’ll just wait for it. All my plans for leaving tomorrow are out the window, unfortunately. And, of course, it rained a lot today, so I got wet working on the truck, nice and dirty by the end of the day. Sigh… So other than me finishing off my covid vaccine, the rest of the day was kind of crappy, though the silver lining is that this happened before I hooked up the trailer and tried to pull it anywhere. So NO STOP LEAK! Why do they make the stuff if it’s bad for your system? Go figure. Anyway, I’ve had my shower and I’m off to bed, hopefully to get a better night sleep than last night, and a better day tomorrow! So far, no side effects from the second vaccine! Good night, babe! Love you!
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