The tow truck just...

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

Ohhh. Not good. 
Sheesh I blow an engine, now every one wants too. Its not a club guys :)
Good luck, but I think the over heated H2O blew the head.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@gmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 01:32 PM
>To: 'car'
>Subject: The tow truck just...
>
>...dropped me off at home. About 10am, I came out of the tunnel in
>Baltimore on 95 south. About two miles later I hear bad things from
>the engine. I immediately start to lose power. Giving it gas to
>maintain speed makes it sound worse. Hit flashers, go to right lane
>and limp at ~30 mph to next exit, 200 yards or so. Coming to first
>light, about one block from exit, it dies as I take it out of gear.
>Pop it in second, turn right at light and stop in entrance to a high
>school. It dies as I coast to a stop.
>
>Tow showed up at noon, just got to house about 20 min ago. Saw a
>thermometer at a gas station right after we left with my car and it
>said 104.
>
>Regarding the car and the way it felt and sounded, it reminded me of
>the way the Celica drove a couple years ago after throwing a rod.
>
>Not happy. Putting out feelers for a local, decent and inexpensive
>16v. But haven't heard from the shop yet.
>
>-- 
>Mike
>'86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
>"The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>
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