C'mon Gary, you know you wanna stick a v8 in that beeyatch now.
Get you a 5.7 Hemi off Ebay and make us all jealous! :D
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
Come to the dark side.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 1:21 AM
Subject: DML: Engine goes bye-bye!!
>
> Yesterday, after 163,000 miles, my engine decded it had enough of my crap.
> And it couldnt have happened at a worse time. I went to help my brother
> move (which lives 90 mins away) and as I pull into his driveway, the
engine
> starts sputtering and knocking really bad. I immediatly shut her down and
> look under the hood, but see nothing obvious. I started her back up and
she
> ran fine for a few minutes. So I go into the building, thinking nothing
of
> it.
>
> About an hour later we load the truck up and head out. About halfway
there
> she starts acting up agian, but my brother kept on driving. Then when we
> got back to his place, it just went boom and one of the rods decided to
peek
> out the oil pan when I looked under the truck.
>
> I spent all day today finding a tow truck to tow the truck back home, and
> after $250, the truck is home.....but needs a new engine.
>
> If I don't shoot myself in the process, i'll have the truck running soon!!
>
>
> Gary Hedlin
> President
> Hedlin Web Designs
> http://www.hedlin.net
>
> Gary's Wisdom- #1
>
> -No matter what you say, you will always offend some stupid people!
>
>
>
>
>
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