jkufen
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- Joined
- Mar 29, 2012
- Messages
- 528
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- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Vehicle Year
- 1986, 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9, 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Last night was just a tragic night for the B2. I drove the B2 to work and back (20 miles) and on my way home my buddy says they are going on a midnight mudding session and i should come. Well of course i was going. So i went home changed clothes loaded up my water boots and the wife and cranked up the bronco. It spit and sputter and jerked and had no power. I thought it was just bad gas that i just put in it. So i started down the road spitting and sputtering just tapping the gas and trying to burn through the bad gas. Bad idea! My wife looks out the passenger side and says something is glowing under your truck. So immediately i stop and cut the truck off and look. Both of my cats are cherry red and they are so hot that molten metal is dripping out of the rust hole in my muffler! I immediately assume my cats are clogged so take a hammer and beat the cats. It ran just long enough to get me to the local Kmart before it died. I called AAA and got a tow to my buddies shop. When i got to his shop i told him i needed to cut the exhaust out in front of cats. So he takes the saw zaw. While i am working in something else and begans cutting. Cuts through the first pipe then my transmission pan ! So all the gear oil starts pouring out. Well he finally cuts exhaust off and then i pull transmission pan and clean it up. He welds it shut and i bought more gear oil. We put it all back in and she runs fine! She is just as loud as sin with a very short exhaust. It was after 6am before i got to bed and we started at 10 pm. The only good thing was his fridge was full of beer ! I will post a few pictures shortly.