Bad Night
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Phenix City, AL
Yeah, I've had one of those days. This was back in high school and I blew the radiator and the tranny within about 30 secs of each other.
The radiator let go and as I was pulling into the parking lot to look, the tranny let go. So don't feel bad, it happens. But then again, it was my old Pontiac FireChicken.
The radiator let go and as I was pulling into the parking lot to look, the tranny let go. So don't feel bad, it happens. But then again, it was my old Pontiac FireChicken.
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Joined: May 2004
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From: The hills of No. Calif.
I was passing a loaded logging truck in my dad's '70 Dodge 3/4 ton with a 383. Logging truck didn't want to be passed so he put the hammer down, going downhill with a full load of logs pushing him he got a little speed up. I floored the gas and started to pull in front of him doing 90 when the Torqueflight took flight...sucker locked up solid, spit the driveshaft out the side as both front and rear u-joints snapped simultaneously. Pulled to the side with the trucker laughing his head off as he went by and got out to take a look at the damage. Transmission was cracked all the way around the case, the two halves held together by the pan. What a mess! Durn Dodge trannies...
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Joined: Sep 2001
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My daughter blew the front seal in my Ranger tranny 300 miles north of me. It cost me less to tow it home and get it fixed at a local shop than it would have run to tow it to some rip-off place and fixed. Plus now I have a local warranty.
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: NY and VA
Trans let go in my 89 Squire wagon in VA, ended up driving back to NY in 2nd gear, and back roads 18+hour trip. Still got 16 and 17 mpg the two times I filled it up.
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From: just outside of Phila.
Took my little borther's 90 Chevy pick-up out for a spin. Real nasty thing with a 5 speed, 350 and new cogs in the back. Lit it up down the highway, went down the on ramp so I could go back onto the hwy and start over...locked into 1st somehow. 7 miles away, all back roads, at 4500 rpms. Not too many people happy about that one.
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Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Marengo, Iowa
Many years ago, I was helping my sister drive back to Iowa from D.C. Got into the mountains in Pennsylvania when an idler gear inside the trans shattered.Got towed into a local shop, got lucky in that the mechanic worked all night to get us going. Of course it had to happen out in the middle of nowhere, no hotels or anything.
