[Shotimes] update on my '93

[Aaron Lowe]

At 03:44 PM 2/10/2005, Leigh Smith wrote:
>3) did the bearings disintegrate and scatter material all thruout the
>engine?

Yes to this one, and this was a very good way to describe what has 
happened.  Shrapnel throughout the engine.  I am NOT a mechanic by any 
stretch of the imagination, and I did quite a bit of research before 
deciding on the Jasper.  It's going to be about $5000 total, including the 
engine kit with all new belts and hoses, new radiator (mine has a leak 
along a seam), and 4 new 50,000-mile Goodyear tires & alignment.  Also, 2 
motor mounts are being replaced.

My mechanic, whom I do trust, said not to beat myself over not having 
checked the oil recently enough.  Like I said, I've never known the car to 
leak or burn oil, but he says that it is likely that something went 
off-kilter with the motor recently, which caused it to start burning oil, 
and once it burned off all the oil that was in there, that's when it 
completely blew up.

The bottom line that sold me on this is that I canNOT afford a new car, nor 
will I be able to any time in the near future.  However, I can make things 
stretch and afford this repair. Jasper's 75,000-mile, 3-year warranty 
really sold me.  My transmission was recently replaced, the exhaust system 
is in good shape, and the body only has very minimal rust for a 12-year-old 
car.  This repair should keep me running with nothing but normal 
maintenance or minor repairs for quite some time, which is really amazing.

One question -- will my odometer still read 137K, or will it roll back to 
0?  That just occurred to me -- I have no idea.