DerbyDad03 wrote in news:04a2cc3e-c441-4356-9e8d-
:

On May 27, 2:08*am, wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 23:06:25 -0500, Red Green
wrote:

First two don't tell much at all. 3rd one gives a bigger picture.

http://tinypic.com/r/j7rokw/5
http://tinypic.com/r/wvamv8/5
http://tinypic.com/r/27zi1z4/5

I have had 2 similar experiences. I picked up a plastic grocery bag on
US41 one day and it trashed the seal on the differential in minutes
... bummer

A stopped to help a guy with a 200HP outboard in the river who had run
over a crab pot and it looked similar to the pictures above except it
twisted up into a cone behind the prop. He thought it would come off
by itself I guess and tried to keep going.
Fortunately I had tools and two of us worked about a half hour with 2
pairs of vice grips and wire cutters to get that mess off his prop.
Good news was he was able to go home under his own power. I told him
to watch for oil leaks *;-)

My son pulled in the driveway with his car smelling like something was
burning. He said it had been doing all day, but he looked under the
dash and hood and couldn't find anything.

I looked under the car saw a black stain and some gunk on the
catalytic converter.

Turns out he ran over a plastic bag from a grocery store and it melted
onto the converter. It took a few days before the smell finally went
away.


Well at least it wasn't some road varmint BBQ'n on it.