fastblackmerc
12-06-2006, 06:22 PM
Where to start....
Day 1 - Start of MMIV
Changed the oil & filter in the MM and loaded it up the day before. Left the house @ 0500 on Wednesday, planed to meet other MM's along the way. Picked up Marauderman, SC Cheesehead & Pantheroc at the I95 / I26 interchange. Collected Haggis and someone else in Ga. Truckers were all over their CB's about the 6 "smokies" goin south. Picked up a couple of others along the way. Nice to see 7 MM's at the Fla. welcome center on I95. Lost a few MM's at the turnoff to go to Orlando. That's OK, we'll see them at the Seralogo.
Got to the hotel, checked in, registered and got the goodie bags. Lotsa good stuff inside. Unpack MM, off to the car wash for a much needed cleaning. Dinner in Old Town.
Day2
Hosed off MM before the car show at Old Town. 20-something MM's together for the car show... very impressive. Back to the hotel to get ready for Arabian Nights. Very enjoyable dinner and evening, better than I expected.
Day3
Gasup the MM before breakfast and Gainesville. Another impressive sight.... 15 - 20 MM's lined up outside the restaurant ready to go to Gainesville. After leaving the first toll booth on the Fla. Turnpike, this is where things go bad for me, I speed up to catch the MM in front of me, motor doesn't want to rev above 4200 - 5000RPM, I get off the go pedal, all hell breaks loose, feels like I'm running on a
flat tire. Coast to the right hand shoulder.... 15 other MM's follow me.... 10 - 15 fellow MMer's come by to see what's wrong. Can't see much except lots of oil underneath car, on the rear bumper and on SC Cheesheads car behind me.... sorry about that big guy. I'm not to worried, I have AAA and car still under warranty. Everybody was concerned and offered to do anything to assist. I was just about to call AAA or Ford when Bob Mathis comes up from the back of the caravan. After he hears I'm calling AAA he says we'll just take his MM off the trailer and put mine on in it's place. I can either ride with him in the truck or with Jean in his MM to Gainesville. Who would refuse that offer? When we get to Gainesville there are more offers of assistance. Bob got a couple of new t-shirts from a
SSM member who wouldn't take payment from me, since Bob's shirt had some oil on it from tying down my MM in the trailer. I decided to call Ford and have them come tow the car. Car gets towed to Gainesville L&M. Right before the flatbed leaves, Dennis Reinhart asks what happened and to contact him in the AM. I was fortunate to get a ride back to Orlando With Steve (Steve_NC) & Jane.
Day4 - End of MMIV for me
Marauderman takes me to Hertz to get a rental for the ride home.... it's a ricer... ugh! Driving thru the parking lot at the Seralogo DR stops me and we agree that my MM will be towed to his shop and then to a dealer he works with in Jacksonville. Uneventful ride home.
** found out I did fairly well in the MMIV raffle - 10 tickets bought - 9 prizes won!
DR has my MM towed to his shop, I send my stock pulleys & TB to Orange Park so DR can put my engine back to stock. A day later the dealer, Mike Davidson Ford, calls to say they have my car and that they'll look at it in the AM. DR calls me the next day to say claim was submitted to Ford and zone rep will have to OK warranty repair, service manager calls shortly after, tells me the same as DR told me. I get a call once a day from the service manager. Two days later DR calls and says that Ford is warrantying the motor. Service manager calls and tells me the same thing, I ask if Ford will cover a rental for the duration of the repair.... 2 hours later service manager calls back and tells me to go to my local L&M dealer (whom I bought the car from... BTW) and see the Enterprise person there. I end up with a choice of a Mazada6 or for $5.00/day more I can have a Town Car.... guess which one I took!
Flash forward a week.... DR calls and says my car is finished! Service manager calls and tells me the same. I make arrangements to get to JAX the following week. Next day DR calls says he going to pick up my MM. Fine with me.... he'll check it out, add all the non-stock
items back on and a few more upgrades (PI torque converter, rear cooling mod and Art Carr trans pan) and he'll dyno tune. DR saw my old motor says there were 2 holes in the block, cams were blue from the heat generated by running with no oil and a hole in the intake.... boy I'm glad I changed the oil before MMIV (Mobile1 5w30 & K&N filter)!! Pics of some parts to follow.
Many thanks to all the folks that put on MMIV. This was my first Marauderville and I'm sure it was the best one!
Also my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all that offered assistance:
(in no special order)
Bob Mathis & Jean
jimlam56
DR
smokie
MarauderTJA
Marauderman
magindat
SC Cheeshead
Steve_NC & Jane
SoulRioT
Sorry if I didn't mention anyone, it wasn't intentional.
Day 1 - Start of MMIV
Changed the oil & filter in the MM and loaded it up the day before. Left the house @ 0500 on Wednesday, planed to meet other MM's along the way. Picked up Marauderman, SC Cheesehead & Pantheroc at the I95 / I26 interchange. Collected Haggis and someone else in Ga. Truckers were all over their CB's about the 6 "smokies" goin south. Picked up a couple of others along the way. Nice to see 7 MM's at the Fla. welcome center on I95. Lost a few MM's at the turnoff to go to Orlando. That's OK, we'll see them at the Seralogo.
Got to the hotel, checked in, registered and got the goodie bags. Lotsa good stuff inside. Unpack MM, off to the car wash for a much needed cleaning. Dinner in Old Town.
Day2
Hosed off MM before the car show at Old Town. 20-something MM's together for the car show... very impressive. Back to the hotel to get ready for Arabian Nights. Very enjoyable dinner and evening, better than I expected.
Day3
Gasup the MM before breakfast and Gainesville. Another impressive sight.... 15 - 20 MM's lined up outside the restaurant ready to go to Gainesville. After leaving the first toll booth on the Fla. Turnpike, this is where things go bad for me, I speed up to catch the MM in front of me, motor doesn't want to rev above 4200 - 5000RPM, I get off the go pedal, all hell breaks loose, feels like I'm running on a
flat tire. Coast to the right hand shoulder.... 15 other MM's follow me.... 10 - 15 fellow MMer's come by to see what's wrong. Can't see much except lots of oil underneath car, on the rear bumper and on SC Cheesheads car behind me.... sorry about that big guy. I'm not to worried, I have AAA and car still under warranty. Everybody was concerned and offered to do anything to assist. I was just about to call AAA or Ford when Bob Mathis comes up from the back of the caravan. After he hears I'm calling AAA he says we'll just take his MM off the trailer and put mine on in it's place. I can either ride with him in the truck or with Jean in his MM to Gainesville. Who would refuse that offer? When we get to Gainesville there are more offers of assistance. Bob got a couple of new t-shirts from a
SSM member who wouldn't take payment from me, since Bob's shirt had some oil on it from tying down my MM in the trailer. I decided to call Ford and have them come tow the car. Car gets towed to Gainesville L&M. Right before the flatbed leaves, Dennis Reinhart asks what happened and to contact him in the AM. I was fortunate to get a ride back to Orlando With Steve (Steve_NC) & Jane.
Day4 - End of MMIV for me
Marauderman takes me to Hertz to get a rental for the ride home.... it's a ricer... ugh! Driving thru the parking lot at the Seralogo DR stops me and we agree that my MM will be towed to his shop and then to a dealer he works with in Jacksonville. Uneventful ride home.
** found out I did fairly well in the MMIV raffle - 10 tickets bought - 9 prizes won!
DR has my MM towed to his shop, I send my stock pulleys & TB to Orange Park so DR can put my engine back to stock. A day later the dealer, Mike Davidson Ford, calls to say they have my car and that they'll look at it in the AM. DR calls me the next day to say claim was submitted to Ford and zone rep will have to OK warranty repair, service manager calls shortly after, tells me the same as DR told me. I get a call once a day from the service manager. Two days later DR calls and says that Ford is warrantying the motor. Service manager calls and tells me the same thing, I ask if Ford will cover a rental for the duration of the repair.... 2 hours later service manager calls back and tells me to go to my local L&M dealer (whom I bought the car from... BTW) and see the Enterprise person there. I end up with a choice of a Mazada6 or for $5.00/day more I can have a Town Car.... guess which one I took!
Flash forward a week.... DR calls and says my car is finished! Service manager calls and tells me the same. I make arrangements to get to JAX the following week. Next day DR calls says he going to pick up my MM. Fine with me.... he'll check it out, add all the non-stock
items back on and a few more upgrades (PI torque converter, rear cooling mod and Art Carr trans pan) and he'll dyno tune. DR saw my old motor says there were 2 holes in the block, cams were blue from the heat generated by running with no oil and a hole in the intake.... boy I'm glad I changed the oil before MMIV (Mobile1 5w30 & K&N filter)!! Pics of some parts to follow.
Many thanks to all the folks that put on MMIV. This was my first Marauderville and I'm sure it was the best one!
Also my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all that offered assistance:
(in no special order)
Bob Mathis & Jean
jimlam56
DR
smokie
MarauderTJA
Marauderman
magindat
SC Cheeshead
Steve_NC & Jane
SoulRioT
Sorry if I didn't mention anyone, it wasn't intentional.