i heard the WORST sound today

[ocbaud]

i pull on the off ramp to get to my house a little bit ago. there are about 3 other cars infront of me waiting to turn left or right. after about 30 seconds of no cars coming either direction i notice that we arent moving. after another minute or so the car in front of me pull to the side of the road and passes teh other cars in front of me to get on the road.

i pull off to the side of the road to see if i can help the stuck people. it was an early 80's lwb(so of course i had to help a fellow owner). it seems to have died and they cant get it started. i jump in and floor the gas while cranking it. it starts up after about 5 seconds of cranking and then i hear it...

the loudest knocking i've ever heard. it idled fine in park but would die in gear. i asked them if they had checked the oil and they said(yeah, my dad filled everything up earlier) it was a young girl and her boyfriend(in the truck and a little white car, so they still had a ride).

they finally get it to drive a little and pull it off to a side road and park it. after that i left hoping i would never EVER have to hear taht sound from my truck.

THE END