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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 12:38 AM
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extrem power loss : (

Well I just got this car a week ago, and last weekend i fell asleep at the wheel and messed up the bumper and pass side fender and now I found a coolant leak near the pass side of the intake but she has lost power now she won't go over 20, did I blow a head gasket?! I dunno what to do If thats whats wrong I will fix it but could there be anything else?
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 02:50 AM
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Hey, is it shifting... when the car takes a jolt (like falling asleep at the wheel) the engine/suspension/tranny can get slightly moved out of whack.. maybe you creased a fuel line... there are so many things... all I can really say is that I'M SORRY that it happened to your car (At least you're ok, right)
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 05:15 PM
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Originally posted by txhotRS
Hey, is it shifting... when the car takes a jolt (like falling asleep at the wheel) the engine/suspension/tranny can get slightly moved out of whack.. maybe you creased a fuel line... there are so many things... all I can really say is that I'M SORRY that it happened to your car (At least you're ok, right)
Its been driving fine, that accident happend a week ago.
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 08:10 PM
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So extrem that the E has been sucked away into oblivion

Damn dude, a little late now, but pull over and take a nap. It's not worth it to push it that far. Glad to hear that you (even though I don't know who you are) are OK. I've done the same thing before, but luckily for me, I woke up.

Not much can be told from the computer. You'll have to get in there and look around. Something is out of whack, quite possibly something visible.

Have any pictures?
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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Re: So extrem that the E has been sucked away into oblivion

Originally posted by gruveb
Damn dude, a little late now, but pull over and take a nap. It's not worth it to push it that far. Glad to hear that you (even though I don't know who you are) are OK. I've done the same thing before, but luckily for me, I woke up.

Not much can be told from the computer. You'll have to get in there and look around. Something is out of whack, quite possibly something visible.

Have any pictures?
It happend right after I left my friends house just 5 miles down the road and I just went out for a sec and went off the road the car looks ok actualy, and its been having a slight power loss problem before the accident, I believe its because the intake gasket is shot, what do you all think?
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