08-05-07 Another bad engine

Very little happening right now on the car front. Early in the week, I identified another engine/tranny possibility on craigslist. It was a 92 T-Bird, 302 and AOD automatic. This one was complete with computer and engine wiring harness. I talked to the seller, Mike, and he was very nice. But there were 2 problems that I was not willing to accept. The engine had 180,000 or so miles on it, although Mike said it was good when he got it, no blowback. The other problem was with the title. There were about 5 owners of this original car, and there was some dispute somewhere along the way. So I was not willing to go this route--just too risky.

There were 2 cruise-ins this past Friday. Another out in Wentzville that was supposedly well attended by Cobras. And the usual one at the church on Gravois where this time, there were not any Cobras committed to going. I ended up going to neither one. It was tough timing, and there was a last minute rainstorm that came in, so I decided to bag it.