| phillym5 |
11-08-2009 10:54 PM |
We made it!!
Only one problem we had..... we got jammed up in traffic for quite some time... then it started going up a 5 mile hill. Stop and go was starting to kill my calf.. but no big deal. 1/4 way up the hill.. i started smelling clutch. (you have to realize that it was clutch in clutch out for 10 miles.. then 2 miles up the hill... just slippin it for miles)... Then shortly after the smell... i saw some smoke coming from the car. Imediatly pulled over and shut her down. Well... after letting the clutch cool for a bit.. it would not disengage. Everything must have gotten to hot and expanded. We had to sit there for an hour... then put the car in reverse... and cranked it a few times. Finally it broke loose. Just as that happened.. a highway patrol pulled up and blocked all the lanes so we could whip accross traffic and hit the exit for a well needed Pizza hut stop. lol. He didn't even mention the no plate... or the brake light that was out. (who says you need a damn plate!!)
Then once back on the road.. she cruised down the 15 running 85mph in 6th at 1900 rpms flawlessly.:cool:
Still need to fix the axle seal... its not as bad as it was... but its still drippin back there. Other than that... thing seem real good. Never got hotter than 190's.. even sitting in that damn traffic. Im pretty happy about that.:captain:
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