[Shotimes] 190k and hating it

Sat, 1 Feb 2003 02:28:56 -0600

Justin, That really sucks to hear.  As odd as it sounds, I would rather sell
my car and never know exactly when it was crushed, then stay with her to the
last breathe, but I'm a cheeseball.  I was looking through your list of mods
and thinking of what a nice company car that would make and I'd love to have
it, 190k or not, but personally, I think you should rebuild it.  It looks as
if you have replaced just about every other part that can fail (knock on
wood : )   ), and if you get another transmission you, once again, have a
working car.

How are you sure it's the Diff pin?  The two I have seen, sheered the case
and the ceased to move.  Like they were dragging the wheels.  If you can get
a lower (100k) mileage transmission, it sounds like you have a lot more life
in that car.  If not, my email is Sales@midwestsho.com and I would be
interested in purchasing the car whole.  '

Good luck.

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>
Cc: <wanbaughjw@bv.com>; <jkarst@gbutler.com>; <jjmoberg@healthmidwest.org>;
<andyk350@hotmail.com>; <persiphlied@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 1:23 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] 190k and hating it

> or, SHO diff go boom. =(
>
> I was riding high when the odo clicked over 190k and my burnt clutch
> finally started grabbing again, to the point of holding completely at
> WOT, any RPM. Then it happened again. I think I mentioned before a
> couple of times while driving, during slow corners, I would feel a
> slight jerk and then momentary free-wheel feeling. Maybe more like a
> light steering wheel. This was months back, and I recall worrying about
> the diff at that time.
>
> Fast forward to last Monday. I was taking a low speed right hand
> corner, after a bumpy bridge (Red Bridge for anyone in KC). CRUNCH,
> followed by some slight thudding that slowly dissipated. I babied it the
> rest of the week, and had a couple more similar incidents during low
> speed corners. There was also a high pitched gear whine noise while
> decelerating in gear. I knew I was living on borrowed time. Today, I was
> off work to take the CNE 6 upgrade test, which I passed. On the way to
> work, heading east on College, I'm at the next to last light for my
> turn. A hasty Johnson County-ite in a white Cherokee took off from the
> light (Roe), and I instinctively pressed the gas pedal beyond the
> feather distance I'd been limiting myself to. BAM. Now there's constant,
> heavy thudding and jerking and I hope I can make it to the parking lot
> at work.
>
> I do, and wait for my buddy to get off work. We go for celebratory
> drinks and dinner and pool at Fox and Hound while the rush hour traffic
> subsides. I decide to try and limp home, him following with hazards. I
> had a tow strap just in case. The trip sounded and felt horrible, and
> could barely shift between gears. I made it to State Line and had to
> stop for a light, and after one last big jolt, letting the clutch out
> resulted in nothing but clunking and banging, no forward movement. John
> pushed me through the intersection and to the shoulder, and pulled
> around. I had done what I said I'd do: drive it until it won't go any
> more. But the final 5 or 6 blocks were behind my friend's Tahoe.
>
> I'm at an impasse, because I know I wouldn't put it back together
> without a quaife. With all the parts being obsoleted, I'm very close to
> parting it out and looking for a new(er) daily driver. For now, I get to
> drive my Mustang (historic plates, no heat, dumped flowmasters and all)
> and fix my truck (down 70 pounds of compression on the #3 cylinder). If
> I were to part it out, please let me know if you'd have any interest in
> the car, part or whole (it will take me a while to make up my mind, and
> nothing will happen until my truck is running):
>
> 92, silver on black, 211a, purchased at 100k, now showing just over
> 190k
> 22k on new shortblock and rebuilt heads (all shims were in spec)
> SS CAI snorkel
> Ford 80mm MAF, calibrated by Pro-M for X2J PCM (no LPM needed)
> Taylor spark plug wires
> SS Y with cats, glasspack resonator, single 3 chamber Flowmaster
> SS aluminum flywheel, Grizzly TOB, teflon release shaft bushings
> 96 brake upgrade, Earl's stainless brake lines
> Eibachs & Tokicos
> Delrin subframe bushings
> 26mm rear bar
> BRAND NEW Bridgestone Turanza LS-H 215/60/16s
> Alpine CD player, Fosgate amp pushing 2 Pyramid 15's, awaiting
> in-the-box Eclipse 6.5s an 5X8s and their Alpine amp
> custom AC Delco 150 amp alternator (100 amps at idle)
>
> SPARE PARTS INCLUDE
> Ted B. LPM, old style removeable EEPROM, programmed for X2J PCM
> ATX intake manifold
> Big Bore Butterflies
> cone filter for 80mm MAF
> stock MAF with it's own cone filter and rubber TB elbow
> spun ASP under drive crank pulley
> stock alternator with underdrive pulley attached
> extra X2J PCM
> FODZ-6701-A rear main seal
> E9DZ-6C335-A rear crank seal carrier gasket
>
> I think that's it...
>
> Justin
> not cruising around KC MO in my SHO no moe, and was really looking
> forward to a midwest convention
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