Starship Gazer's Emergency Car Repairs and Tooth Repair

Hello, my name is Ryan Tucker also known as Starship Gazer. I'm creating this fund raiser to try to raise money for emergency car repairs and also an urgent dental exam and tooth filling needed.

On January 11th, 2025 my car started leaking coolant from the water pump in addition to oil leaking from the valve cover and to fix the coolant leak and oil leak I need a new water pump quoted $970, valve cover $95, serpentine belt $135, belt tensioner $100, coolant flush $150, oil change $85 and a fuel purge valve $65. My car is a 2016 Chevy Cruze Limited LT with 171,000 miles. I have put a massive amount of miles and wear on my car while covering Starbase and Starship development over the past 4 years and have had to spend many many thousands of dollars on various repairs. I cannot afford to cover such expensive repairs with my extremely limited income. I have worked as a part time Uber and Lyft driver for past 4 years while full time documenting Starbase and Starship development and have to have a fully functional, reliable and safe vehicle in order to continue driving uber/lyft passengers to make money to cover my basic daily expenses. I'm losing around $50 per day of lost driving income that also needs to be replaced so I am requesting $1,600 for the multiple emergency car repairs needed and $300 for lost daily driving income that is needed to pay other monthly bills.

In addition to the emergency car repairs I also urgently need a dental exam w/ cleaning and to get a tooth filling. I have been unable to chew any food on the left side of my mouth for many months due to a sensitive and painful cavity that hopefully only needs a simple filling. I won't know the exact procedure needed and price until after I get a dental exam. I cannot afford any dental insurance and have not been to a dentist in many years. I am requesting $500 to cover the dental exam, cleaning and filling, but won't know the exact price until after the exam.

So I am requesting total emergency assistance of $1,900 for car repairs/lost driving income and $500 for urgent dental work. Thank you very very very much for donations of any size!! I will post all receipts and updates here after the fundraiser is complete. Thank you!!

- Ryan Tucker aka Starship Gazer