Old Oct 14, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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Default 300,000+ miles of faithful service and...

...Ole Smokey the KA is officially dying. My smoking issue on the green car has officially become unbearable. Instead of just smoking after it's been sitting at a light for a few minutes, it belches out smoke whenever it's free revved. I know the guides are beyond shot and after an awesome compression check last night, I think the rings are probably gone too (110-120psi across the board).

Guess I'll nurse it until it gives birth if I can stand getting high on oil fumes for much longer.

The only upside is that I finally fixed the automatic on the coupe. One unplugged RPM sensor and it no longer sticks in first gear. Yippee!
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