Well at least Al Gore is useful for something! LOL
When i say cooked, the post said something about a bit of the flywheel shearing off!

Your fortunate to have a great Father. Unfortunately mine passed away when i was 12 years old.

Looking at the history of this 2.3 it had a engine rebuild about 5,000 miles ago. Don't know if thats a good thing or a bad thing, and if that helps me any.

My post was not intended to be rude but to suggest that perhaps things are done for a reason. The shoving it into first thing happened probably because nobody ever explained to you how to use a manual gearbox? I started out driving a Fiat 600 and then a TR-4 so I know how to baby a gearbox - doesn't everyone?

The redline is different: like skiing out of bounds, touching the fence that says Don't Touch; Not stopping at a Stop sign. It seemed to me that some things are self-evident and designed to keep people alive/safe/riding-not-walking.

Your friend sounds like he should not be allowed near your car again or he will break it. Make him sit in the back.

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1991 300 SEL
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"Xsbank's rules of mechanical intervention: Always go for the easiest solution first; 90% of what ails a gasoline engine is ignition; After that its all a WAG."

It is easy to come off harsher than you think you are on the internet.

Not intending to be harsh is a good first step.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.