Ok, here's mine.
From January to March of '98 I was in Grand Rapids, MI for a co-op with a company called Diesel Technology Co. Anyway I had my '90 Ford Ranger and on the trip home (in a blizzard mind you) the head gasket went right as I was pulling up to the toll booth at the Ma/Ny boarder on I-90. I noticed the truck stumbled when I pressed in the clutch as I was slowing down for the toll. Then I looked at the temp gauge and it was pinned!!! Needless to say I pulled right over and shut it down. There was nothing in the radiator so I when the the toll house there and filled up the radiator with water. The lady said there was a service station at the next exit (Austerlitz, NY we stopped here for gas on the way back from SZ). I decided to try and make it there. I was blowing white steam out the tailpipe like mad!!! It was a literal smoke screen!! hehe. Anyway I was watching the temp slowly creep up as the water was consumed. I make it about 8 miles to the service station before it overheated again! The verdict was 2 broken spark-plugs and sludge in the crank-case. I believe that it would've seized if I hadn't used Mobil 1!! Anyway, I replace the motor with a 302!! hehehehe
