[Shotimes] First post - knackered transmission :-(

[Bill Murray]

What part of NJ is your son in?  There are a few places in the central
NJ area.  Two places I wouldn't recommend though area the Aamco in
Somerset NJ, and Brunswick Auto Pros in South Brunswick.  I along with a
few others have had problems with those 2 places.  Brunswick Auto Pros
seems to be more of a hit or miss type of thing though.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Malaugh [mailto:nine3shoof@hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:55 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] First post - knackered transmission :-(

Ladies and gents,

This is on behalf of my son, who commandeered my SHO several years ago
and 
has failed to return it. He just moved up to NJ a few days ago. He 
registered for the list, but has no internet access yet, so he asked me
to 
post this for him...

He has a '93 ATX with about 150,00 on the odo. On the way home from work

tonight ( bloody cold in NJ, ice and snow I think ) the throttle seemed
to 
stick open. He stopped at a light, with some difficulty, and knocked the

transmission into neutral, whereupon the engine raced to somewhere
around 
5,000 RPM. Being the bright spark that he is ( Ph. D in Mathematics, no 
common sense ), he proceeded to engage drive when the light changed, 
resulting in strange noises from the transmission as he blew it apart,
and, 
of course, no drive to the wheels.

So, now he has a 150,000 mile car with, apparently, no transmission.

Can anyone recommend a supplier in the NJ area who could swap out the
box at 
a reasonable cost? He just started his first job this week, so he is, 
essentially, broke, at least until he pays off the college debts. I am 
guessing he might be looking at a $2,000 bill? Is it even worth fixing?

Thanks for any advice.

Bye,

Jim M.

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