[Shotimes] 190k and hating it

[Ian Fisher]

Has anyone considered that it might be a PP strap and not the diff?
Sounds like it might be to me..

Ian


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Specialists SHOtimes
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 3:29 AM
To: Justin Schick; shotimes@autox.team.net; TechSHO@topica.com
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 190k and hating it


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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