Oi, I'm so sorry, Sparky. The nightmare of what happened to my car in April is still very fresh in my memory. Whenever I pass someone on the side of the road with their hood up, I feel so bad and usually chant "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm soooo sorry!" And I swear, if someone appears to need help, I'm not going to be so shy about pulling over anymore to give them a hand. I empathize way too much to just drive by and let them suffer alone.
I really hope everything will be ok, and it won't be too pricey.