smokin240 |
02-05-2006 08:46 PM |
Think I just threw ANOTHER rod in my NEW 240....
This is like another nightmare all over again. I just got this 91 240 not too long ago and it's doing almost the same exact thing my old 240 did. My old 240 gradually had a real bad knock in the motor that got worse and worse until I could feel it in the pedal, then I lost power, and finally it threw the rod through the bottom of the motor. Now, I was just coming home from a meeting at work and I noticed I was losing power. I was thinking, "Wow, that's weird.... maybe it's just me imagening the car is getting slower though". But then I took the next exit not but a few seconds after and I noticed my steering was very stiff.... I was like "ohhhhh shi* now I know something is wrong" Then I looked at my check engine light and it was ON.... So I pulled over on the highway and sat for a few seconds after turning the car off, then I turned it back on and I heard what sounded like metal rubbing against metal, but it sounded like it was coming from behind me like in the exhaust. So I thought maybe I can get off easy and it's something with the tranny or something. So the car started to die and I just shut it off. Eventually a cop pulled up behind me (ironically the same one who pulled me over just a couple weeks ago) and he helped me push it into the grass so I have 24 hours to decide what to do. I started it up for a split second for him to hear it and then it sounded like it was coming from the motor. Now, I just got back home from a friend bringing me back, and I've got to decide what to do. I remember replacing a rod from my old 240 would be like 400 bucks assuming the block isn't all banged to hell, or the piston. That would damn near break my poor ***, plus I got to consider tow fee's. What I'm really concerned about is how bad is the damage, what am I in for.... I remember when I threw a rod it didn't effect the steering, so that's why it's leading me to believe it might be something else. Either way, I need to get it off the highway before 24 hours is up and I have 3 days off from work, thank god haha. Anyway, let me know what you guys think.
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