The Day the Music Died
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The Day the Music Died
Well, after about 9 months (off and on) of rebuilding on the engine,getting it back in the car, getting all the leaks, squeaks and ticks taken care of, I took it on it's first road trip. Man, it was sweet. About 150 miles down the road, I'm cruizing along and it's sounding good. I start hearing a pinging, sounds just like the fan is bumping the shroud. It's a pretty rough road I'm on, so I figure I didn't get the shroud bolted down tight enough and it's shifted. I pull over, get out and pop the hood and as I look down, I notice the sound's not coming from the fan, but from the engine. In about the length of time I have to say something like "oh dang", the "pings" become about three or four big "bangs" and it dies. [X(]
Tis a sad day at the house [
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Tis a sad day at the house [
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RE: The Day the Music Died
8week's ago my wife called me at work and asked me if i had ever seen green rain. i said "what?" she said "about 10 minutes ago it started raining harder and it turned green." I'm thinking green rain??? then it's like ooo s**t " what's the temp gage say?" "300" i yell "pull over now" she says" no, i need to get to the mall. i don't want to miss the sale at macy's and you don't need to yell at me." before i can say another thing she says " somethings wrong with the car. it's making a funny noise."please,baby, pull over."
to make a long story short. when i got to the car, the top tank of the cheap radiator popped and she drove about 15 more miles on the freeway. i now have a 4500.00 boat anchor
to make a long story short. when i got to the car, the top tank of the cheap radiator popped and she drove about 15 more miles on the freeway. i now have a 4500.00 boat anchor
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Citrus County, FL
RE: The Day the Music Died
omg if the wife killed the car trying to get to a mall sale i think i would kill HER.
i had green rain once, a heater core hose popped and it sprayed up and into the car since the t-tops were off. my poor dad was in the passenger seat and got pelted with scalding hot sweet green antifreeze LOL
i had green rain once, a heater core hose popped and it sprayed up and into the car since the t-tops were off. my poor dad was in the passenger seat and got pelted with scalding hot sweet green antifreeze LOL
