[V8] Back on the road!

[bkrddrvs at comcast.net]

Just wanted to tell any and all of you - Thanks!
After more than 3 months, I finally got my 1993 back on the road.  And to all of you out there who haven't had the opportunity to drive a V8Q in a while, it is a real treat.  I kinda forgot how pleasuable they are to drive, but after my wife and I had to deal with a 1998 Discovery - by the way, 105,000 miles -  40,000 in the 4 years I have owned it,  and nothing major except replacing a oil pan gasket, tires and lightbulbs, and it needs a front main seal - I really appreciate the power, control and ride of my V8.  
If you recall, in April, it quit running with 121,000 - 59,000 since a timing belt - and after the help from you all, I thought it had slipped a tooth on the right (passanger) bank.  Yeah, more like six teeth.  Of course, valves were bent so I asked around, and found a shop in Spokane familiar with V8's.  They had 3 around the shop when I visited them.  They fixed it up and it runs better than new.  No noises from the front of the engine - I had already replaced bearings, etc., before I determined it needed more than my skills to get it running.  
Anyway,  thanks to you all.  We determined it as probably a failed bearing that started it all, so if you hear a lot of "rattle" coming from the front of the engine, don't wait too long to get things fixed - I did and it cost me $2950.
Rich Ehlert - grinning again.