fastsc92
Registered User
OK I thought i should get one more run in at the track before they close for the winter, so I went tonight. Well I go up there...check the car over good....waited in lane for about 20 min, then it was my time for my first run. Last month I ran 14.211, so i wanted to beat my current time. Well I pull up to the light, stage and prestage, and light goes green and i punch it. Get BAD wheel hop, so i road it out in first gear till it was around 5800rpm...then the loudest BANG!, and the car dies. I thought I got a rod right though the oil pan, or snapped the timing chain. I pulled over on the side of the track( only 10 feet from the tree)...get out....look under the car....no fluids at all. So i pop the hood figuring maybe the blower exploded. Nope...thats fine. I try to crank it over....cranks fine...just wont stay running. They towed me off the track and towards the sides so they can continue racing. I thought about what could have happened, and i figured why not try the fuel pump shut off switch. I looked...and it was tripped. So i reset it...and the car runs fine. So i try to move to drive away.....put it in rev, and nothin...no movement. All gears are the same way. The car runs smooth, no clanking....so i dont think its the clutch, the driveshaft is there...and hooked up....the rear end is fine. After further investigation, If you put it in any gear and give it gas....the speedo moves. So the clutch is intact, and the inside of the tranny is moving because the speedo gear is working. I think i snapped the output shaft on the tranny. Seems to be the only explanation. What do you guys think? If thats what it is..where can i get a new output shaft? Ford? Oh well, I didn't really mind that much, i'm only 17 and money is hard to come by, but i was going to do the clutch anyways this winter....now i'll just mess around with the tranny. I just wanted some input on what you guys think it is, and where i can get parts. You guys always help me out, and I know you will again this time. Thanks a lot.