Was having a pleasant drive to work this morning in my 82 300cd, flying down the highway at 75. All of a sudden it would only do 70...then 65.....then 60....then 55. I immediately thought it must be the same fuel problem I had fixed last week. I pulled over as the car stalled out. I tried to restart it (still thinking it was fuel). The engine gave a slight turn (I think) and then wouldn't even turn. I was then thinking my batteries dead? Why would a diesel stall out from a battery being dead (Hey...It was early in the morning). I then noticed the temp gauge was hot....oh crap! I opened up the hood and my heart stopped....oil is all over the top of my engine! Is my baby dead!

I didn't have much time to look at it and couldn't see where the oil was coming out at yet. I had her towed home and will have a good look at her tonight after work. Should I start planning her funeral?