tektom816@yahoo.com wrote:
> Ive embarked on a long journey back to school in my recently purchased
> honda crx. after tiresome hours on the road i left the oil filler cap
> off at a gas station when checking it. Careless! after about 100
> miles or so of highway driving at 70mph i noticed the cap sitting next
> to the block, and oil everywhere. I did my best to clean it in the dark
> and continued on. after another 10 miles or so i started to feel the
> car shaking and something banging into the hood. pistons? i hope not,
> pulled over and it was smoking. let it cool off and drove some more in
> third and fourth gear at about 45 mph with no problems, once i hit the
> highway again and got to 70 the problem persisted. i drove in 5th gear
> under 50mph and did ok, then i found a hotel and slept for the night.
> im sitting here now wondering what to do. what should i do?

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Check the oil level, and add about 3 quarts?

Just a guess.

'Curly'