[Shotimes] First post - knackered transmission :-(

[Jim Malaugh]

I think it is a place called Spring Hills? I gave him this e-mail address so 
he can see the replies.

As for RPM, I will credit the boy with saying it was "4 or 5 thousand RPM". 
I went with the high estimate. He couldn't be sure as he was panicking at 
the time :-)

Thanks for all the knowledge. I am sure he will find it useful.

Jim M.


>From: "Bill Murray" <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com>
>To: "'Jim Malaugh'" <nine3shoof@hotmail.com>,"'SHOTimes'" <>
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] First post - knackered transmission :-(
>Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:58:00 -0500
>
>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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