Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Then the transmission blew up.

Ever since I got that car it had been making this weird clacking noise unpredictably when slipping the clutch in first, trying to get started from a standstill. It was unnerving.

Well, on Monday I was just trying to do a hill start, giving it a fair amount of gas and easing off the clutch when ClackCLACRAACK! and no power going to the wheels. I thought it had slipped out of gear so I tried to put it back in first, but it wouldn't go. Couldn't really get it into reverse either. And the idle felt different and weird and was bogging the engine. At idle. WTF. All I can think of is that first gear exploded.

We'll see.

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