[phuz]

after having a newer motor installed in my 1995 blazer because of the old one overheating, i was happy how the new one ran. got about 500 miles on it and decided i wanted to leave for the beach last night, so i left reading, pa and got about 200 miles south which put me in the fredericksburg, va area when i started to hear a loud knocking and i was even able to feel it in the floorboard. all the gauges were fine so i continued another 1/2 mile to the exit but no dice! as i was pulling off the car shut off and smoked erupted from the engine bay. not much you can do at midnight. the quantico, va exit that i had pulled off at luckily had a ramada in which i spent the night. my triple A+ membership allowed me 100 free miles towing this morning. i had to cover the rest which was $255. the salvage yard guaranteed this engine for 30 days and its been two weeks so they are going to replace it. i couldnt believe this would happen since my gauges were reading OK right up until the smoke. i understand the 30 day parts warranty from the yard, but i am definitely going after them for labor too, plus the towing bill, and even my nights stay at the hotel. im wondering if i should just buy a brand new engine.