A Sad Ride Home

[rocco_crossing at hotmail.com (Rhett Farnum)]

Well, yesterday as I was headed to the autoX followed by my ex in my 
Cutlass. I went through a nice littel valley and was on a beautiful curvy 
road. As I left the last town the engine started rattling like loos nuts on 
tin. I was a little worried but it still had power and was pulling pretty 
good. When I took the turn onto the beautiful road I went through the gear 
but it seemed like I was trying to pull a truck. Well after the little 
valley I lost A LOT of power and decided it was tiem to pull over and see 
whats wrong as I began to lose hope that it would make it to the event. I 
push the clutch in and it died INSTANTLY! I got off in a drive and by the 
time I got out of my car and my ex next to the rocco in the Cutlass smoke 
was pouring from the hood! I popped it and found the engine smoking from 
about every possible place. I opened the oil cap to find nothing but a cloud 
of smoke also. So we proceded to the event with the Cutlass as I needed to 
get there to set up the course.

So today after class I met a buddy at his work and went and got a U-Haul 
cart and totted it back to the garage. I think I will be rebuilding this 
winter. THE ENGINE IS NOT SIEZED. I know this because we were able to winch 
it onto the cart while in first gear which means the engine had to be 
turning. Also we tried starting it again at the garage and my Buddy saw that 
at least the first 3 lobe of my cam were still turning.

I will keep you all posted as I learn more of what wrong. It may be a while 
though as I need to make the Cutlass winter worthy b4 the snow falls.

Peace Out,
Rhett
Rocco_crossing
'83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, install harness, and finally I may get 
to makeing it look better!!)

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