More times than I like to remember
1. Not long after I bought it and was at Airborne school(1996) The stock turbo started puking oil into the exhaust. No money GI and very few skills at the time = stranded at FT. Benning. My Dad came down to my graduation and helped me out buying and installing the new stock turbo from Lou's Turbo Diesel in Athens. It got me home to Louisiana then that turbo died also.
2. Stock cam went flat on my way from Ft. Bragg to Louisiana. Stopped at Postons. Their mechanic was puzzled. Limped it all the way home.:redface:
3. Kicked a rod out the side of the block in Shorter, AL. on my way back to Ft. Bragg. Stranded at a truck stop diner until my dad got off of work in Charlotte ,NC and drove down to us. He got there at about 3 am. We then rented a tow dolly and tried to pull the car with a V6 dakota. We made it....slowly. We were a day late getting back from leave.
4. Ignition module was dying when it would get hot. Took it down the street with a spare in the car. It died ...then I found out I didnt have any tools with me!! Caught a ride to WalMart, bought some tools and the changed it out.
5. Went to the track. Was going to trailer the car but my uncle didn't want to loan his trailer until it had some new tires on it. I was set on going to the track. So I am telling the wife all this and she says..." Why can't we just drive the car?" Keep in mind the track is 75 miles from the house. So we take off, get there, I bolt on the slicks and make 3 or 4 passes. running 93 octane and a hombrew alky kit. Make some 11.7 passes and such. On the last pass I boost it up on the line harder than before. 1.51 60ft....7.13 1/8th mile.....here comes the 1000 foot mark.........BOOM!!!!! Head gasket let go. Drive it back to the pits. It starts to rain, Its about 45 degrees and my wife is 6 months pregnant!!! :frown: I try to call several people but no one answers. the track is closing. people are leaving. they tell they are locking the gate!!
I call my sister and she gets there 4 hours later.(its a 1 hour 15 minute drive) i have to leave the car outside the gate and go back the next day with a different borrowed trailer and truck. thank god I still had a car in one piece when I got there. What caused all this?????? I broke a motor mount which then pulled apart the alky power wire and 24psi on pump gas.
I ask myself why I didnt sell this car a long time ago...but dont we all:wink: