[Shotimes] omg omg omg BIG problem

[Jason Hartberger]

Ok, so I'm on my way home from work today and I let off the throttle 
from a fairly deep position to stop for a red light and the engine makes 
a thumping noise. All of a sudden, the hood leaps up about two inches 
once, twice, and I can see the engine jumping under it. Then the engine 
races to 5K RPM and stays there. OH SHIT! I'm trying to stop for a red 
light here, not start a race. I throw the engine in neutral and expect 
it to start racing because the throttle is stuck, I can't get it back up 
with my foot. After about a second, the throttle releases and the engine 
goes down to 2K RPM but stays there. At this point I, now trembling 
badly, turn the engine off and turn the hazards on. I get it off onto a 
side street and turn the engine back on, and it starts right up, idles, 
etc... only at 2K RPM. When I goose the engine there isn't much movement 
but when I got under the car and rocked it back and forth I could see 
the rear of the engine and tranny moving up a good distance... maybe 6 
inches of travel total. I didn't see any fluid leaking, however, which 
is what I would think would happen when a rear mount catastrophically 
fails. I'm pretty sure it's not the front mount, being as it's brand 
new, and it ain't the tranny mount cos that's on the other side of the 
engine. Is it possible that replacing the front mount with a solid mount 
transferred enough stress onto the (still) weak rear mount to destroy 
it? I'm afraid to touch it, I don't know what else broke down there. The 
hood has a dent on the underside from where the intake hit it where the 
"Ford" logo is.

So, I guess the question is, does anybody have a serviceable rear motor 
mount for an ATX? Preferably for less than $110 which I can't afford 
because of the rental car I had to get? I'm really thinking of getting 
rid of my SHO, I just can't afford to keep two of them running. I love 
it but it keeps leaving me stranded and that's not cool. Seriously, how 
often do rear mounts blow up? I need to get a car that isn't as 
maintenance-intensive (i.e. less powerful) as a daily driver, being in 
the military I CANNOT afford to have a car that won't get me to work 
every day. They have names for that, like AWOL. Any suggestions? 
Ironically, I kinda like the neon I got as a rental... brakes, steering, 
handling are all worlds different than the SHO. I guess 11 years and 800 
pounds make a difference... *sigh*

Jason