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Any steam or smoke? A bunch of years ago the head gasket suddenly blew on
my car and it sounded like someone fired off a shot along with a lot of
water vapor.
Best--Michael Oritt.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 6:03=E2=80=AFPM Richard Antal via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Salutations fellow Healeyphiles,
> I came to a stop sign on the steep uphill slope and wanted to enter =
a
> busy road with a lot of traffic going 40mph. A window of opportunity
> presented itself finally. The stick was in 1st, my foot on the depressed
> clutch pedal. I
> quickly move my right foot from. the brake, gunned the engine and quickly
> released the clutch. The car lurched forward the saluted me with a loud
> bang which I could feel through the floor and immediately became lost
> propulsion. No response to the stick in any gear. The initial lurch allow=
ed
> me to ooze across the road and get most of the car out of traffic. The
> engine was running just fine. AAA to the rescue. I and my 65 BJ8 rode to
> Competition Motors in Portsmouth NH where they do extensive work on vinta=
ge
> cars of all makes. I await their diagnosis. What happened? What horrendou=
s
> bill am I looking forward to? Thanks for your wisdom.
> Rich Antal
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Any s=
team or smoke?=C2=A0 A bunch of years ago the head gasket suddenly blew on =
my car and it sounded like someone fired off a shot along=C2=A0with a lot o=
f water vapor.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><b=
r></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best--Michael =
Oritt.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div=
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 6:03=E2=80=AFPM R=
ichard Antal via Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>heal=
eys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);=
padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica Neue"=
,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir=3D"ltr">Salutations fe=
llow Healeyphiles,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I came to a st=
op sign on the steep uphill slope and wanted to enter a busy road with a lo=
t of traffic going 40mph. A window of opportunity presented itself finally.=
The stick was in 1st, my foot on the depressed clutch pedal. I=C2=A0</div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">quickly move my right foot from. the brake, gunned the eng=
ine and quickly released the clutch. The car lurched forward the saluted me=
with a loud bang which I could feel through the floor and immediately beca=
me lost propulsion. No response to the stick in any gear. The initial lurch=
allowed me to ooze across the road and get most of the car out of traffic.=
The engine was running just fine. AAA to the rescue. I and my 65 BJ8 rode =
to Competition Motors in Portsmouth NH where they do extensive work on vint=
age cars of all makes. I await their diagnosis. What happened? What horrend=
ous bill am I looking forward to? Thanks for your wisdom.</div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Rich Antal</div></div></div>__________________________________________=
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