So yesterday was the first day in over six years that I had the GT out on public roads. I picked it up EARLY in the morning from my parents house and drove it to get it inspected (stupid VA) and get the new mufflers put on.
I took it to a local Lincoln Mercury dealer where I'm friends w/ all the employees. I talked to one last week and he said, "I'll turn a blind eye to your lack of catalytic converters". Well...he wasn't there yesterday......and I got the one guy at the whole dealership that doesn't like me. So, it failed (the bastard).
But anyway, everything was all fine and dandy last night. Not one single problem w/ the car. Today, I drive to my girlfriend's apt....which happens to be on a cobblestone street. When I finally park, we decide to take the Mustang to the beach (beautiful Saturday). When we got back in the car and took the cobblestone road out of there....all of a sudden, my radio doesn't work. No power. Dead. I checked all the fuses, but everything looks good. So I was pissed, but I just cruised out anyway.
On the way there, we get off the interstate to stop at 7-11. When I slowed for the offramp, I put it in second gear and there was a strange noise from the tranny. I thought it was weird, but it didn't feel any different. I pushed the clutch in and everything was okay. So we continued on to the beach. On the way back, (a 15-20 mile drive/all interstate) we get about 3 miles from her place and I hear a loud squeal and then a loud THUNK. I didn't have any driveline power. I pulled over to the shoulder and tried to get it out of 5th gear. It was stuck. I let the clutch half way out and it FLEW out of 5th and I heard a box of rocks rumbling around below me.
amnit: crapola crapola crapola
I let the inertia carry me down the nearest offramp to get out of interstate traffic. I pulled over on the shoulder of the offramp and tried to put it in gear. When the engine was running I could not get it into any gear. If I shut it down, I could get it into gear, but when I started to let the clutch out the tranny was popping and jerking. Every gear. Even reverse. So I'm thinking....input shaft? When the tow truck showed up he was pulling it onto the flatbed and even though I was holding the clutch in something was still popping and grabbing.
This sucks so much. I have waited 6 goddamn years to get this car back on the road, and I get 1.5 days out of it before the damn transmission explodes!
I've always wanted a T56. And now seems like the time...butamnit: I don't have $3000 just laying around right now.
So I guess I'm going to go through the trading post and make a few phone calls and see if I can get a used T5 for the time being.
I took it to a local Lincoln Mercury dealer where I'm friends w/ all the employees. I talked to one last week and he said, "I'll turn a blind eye to your lack of catalytic converters". Well...he wasn't there yesterday......and I got the one guy at the whole dealership that doesn't like me. So, it failed (the bastard).
But anyway, everything was all fine and dandy last night. Not one single problem w/ the car. Today, I drive to my girlfriend's apt....which happens to be on a cobblestone street. When I finally park, we decide to take the Mustang to the beach (beautiful Saturday). When we got back in the car and took the cobblestone road out of there....all of a sudden, my radio doesn't work. No power. Dead. I checked all the fuses, but everything looks good. So I was pissed, but I just cruised out anyway.
On the way there, we get off the interstate to stop at 7-11. When I slowed for the offramp, I put it in second gear and there was a strange noise from the tranny. I thought it was weird, but it didn't feel any different. I pushed the clutch in and everything was okay. So we continued on to the beach. On the way back, (a 15-20 mile drive/all interstate) we get about 3 miles from her place and I hear a loud squeal and then a loud THUNK. I didn't have any driveline power. I pulled over to the shoulder and tried to get it out of 5th gear. It was stuck. I let the clutch half way out and it FLEW out of 5th and I heard a box of rocks rumbling around below me.
amnit: crapola crapola crapolaI let the inertia carry me down the nearest offramp to get out of interstate traffic. I pulled over on the shoulder of the offramp and tried to put it in gear. When the engine was running I could not get it into any gear. If I shut it down, I could get it into gear, but when I started to let the clutch out the tranny was popping and jerking. Every gear. Even reverse. So I'm thinking....input shaft? When the tow truck showed up he was pulling it onto the flatbed and even though I was holding the clutch in something was still popping and grabbing.
This sucks so much. I have waited 6 goddamn years to get this car back on the road, and I get 1.5 days out of it before the damn transmission explodes!
I've always wanted a T56. And now seems like the time...but
amnit: I don't have $3000 just laying around right now. So I guess I'm going to go through the trading post and make a few phone calls and see if I can get a used T5 for the time being.
