Re: Engine goes bye-bye!!

From: Gary Hedlin (ghedlin@theramp.net)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 18:54:00 EDT


yeah, that kid got a 1 1/8 wrench thrown at him when his dad (the owner)
found out.

Needless to say he's personally doing the work on this one.

Gary Hedlin

""Chad Evans"" <hemidak@msn.com> wrote in message
news:BAY4-DAV30S1xdtoJM400010528@hotmail.com...
>
> no it isnt.
> the kid at the shop didn't change It, just got the other one going.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "greg conner" <dodgeboy93@hotmail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: Engine goes bye-bye!!
>
>
> >
> > Is that a new motor thats in it? Thought you said it let loose 2 months
> > ago
> > and your buddy put a low millage junk yard motor in...
> >
> >
> >
> > Greg Conner
> > 1996 RC
> > 3.9 hybrid
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net>
> > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > >To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > >Subject: DML: Engine goes bye-bye!!
> > >Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 00:21:01 -0500
> > >
> > >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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