Jan 07, 2009 21:31
The Caprice died... its the first thing i ever loved. It only ever hurt my feelings...4 timesish with its stupidly designed ignition system, and for that, i curse General motors motors division. Water from the regrettably cheaply purchased water-pump gushed from its seams, pouring onto the newly purchased distributor, causing a bad misfire, as well as cross-firing. as a result a rogue spark was sent to the wrong cylinder, causing a series of backfires which blew out both head-gaskets, and possibly bending some of the valves. it died roughly at 5:30, January 6th, just before sundown. I personally was blessed with the ownership of the vehicle for the past 7 years, and 2 months and I think around 6 days. before i owned it, it was a sheriff's police interceptor, serving in the Mt. Clemons police force for roughly 6 years before retiring into gentile civilian life. powered by the famous LT-1, it was one of the greatest production vehicles that was ever built by general motors, and it proved that to me time and time again, while racing other cars, and getting me out of otherwise bad situations, its prowess as a versatile, tough, ruggedness was obvious. It will be missed by many.