MoneyJobs & livelihood
Help Yevhen replace the engine head gasket and return to work
Yevhen drives for a living in Yekaterinburg, and a broken engine head gasket has stopped all income for 12 weeks.
🇷🇺 620720, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia1,204 views
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 12 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $350. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my 3 children. Before the breakdown I worked eleven hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $350 goes:
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $270
• Labor charges: $45
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $35
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Yevhen
We're at 50% thanks to 5 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Quick update: $160 raised so far (46%). the plan for engine head gasket replacement is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Robert N. Collins 🇬🇧 · $10
- Vinayak S. Mehta 🇮🇳 · $100
“Get well soon. Thought of Yevhen all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $23
- Zhe Xiao 🇺🇸 · $5
- Shawn T. Gilbert 🇦🇺 · $10
- Vusi F. Coetzee 🇿🇦 · $50
- Nolan B. Delgado 🇨🇦 · $100
“Hope this helps. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Red Deer”
- Qasim Rami Belkacem 🇫🇷 · $10
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
thinking of you. Hope you make a strong comeback. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from 6th of October City.
You're not alone, Yevhen. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Paris
a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Sverdlovsk Oblast. I'll ask around and let you know
Keep going. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Porto Alegre
Hope it all works out, Yevhen. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together.