V is for vehicular distress

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V is for vehicular distress, originally uploaded by qwrrty.

After about another 3/4 mile the car stopped entirely and smoke started coming out from under the hood. Busted transmission line.

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the rest of your birthday can only be an improvement

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

That would be catastrophic system dump, definitely; smoke is a bad sign in any case. How badly damaged is the transmission?

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[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

The guy at the shop said the transmission itself is okay. I guess I got the car off the road and turned it off before any permanent damage was done?

Re: the rest of your birthday can only be an improvement

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

Phew; evidently you did pull over quickly enough. I expect you did shorten the life of the car somewhat, but that's better than the alternatives.

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[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Eh, not necessarily. Depends on whether it had been leaking slowly for awhile and on how hot it got in there. Cold day, quick fluid loss, quick shutdown, may not matter much in the grand scheme of things.