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Hello Saturn enthusiasts...
I'm new to the saturn forums and I'm looking forward to browsing for some tips/tricks for my 2002 Saturn SC2. She's in rough shape at the moment and I was hoping everyone could put in their thoughts to help a guy out. She's of course got the reverse slam issue happening and rough shifting going on. I'm working on the valve body replacement as I write this note. On the ride home yesterday, she also started developing a loud, consistent, steady ticking sound whenever I would depress the gas pedal. About 3/4 of the way home it lost accelleration suddenly, smoke poured out the hood and the vents inside the car and I coasted to a stop on an exit ramp about 5 minutes from my place. My dad and I towed the car back home and I have time/resources adequate to work on it. Aside from the valve body are there any other recommendations based on the information I provided? If the valve body had a complete FAILURE by some means, would that account for what happened with my car last night (e.g. no accelleration, smoke out the hood, can't turn the vehicle over) ?
Thanks in advance!
Anthonyme12

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Intro to Saturn forums
 

I already introduced myself - see the first note in this thread. If there is additional information other than my make/model/year of car, the fact that I love the Saturn line, and what my current driving style is like, you'll need to make that more specific in the header area.

Wtf
 

Hello Saturn enthusiasts...
I'm new to the saturn forums .... 2002 Saturn SC2.
Does this not qualify as a basic introduction?

welcome

you seem to be having a pointless conversation with yourself but whatever

please post tech questions in the approp forum section -- we'll not answer them here

thanks

Welcome to the Saturn Forum ..................

Seems like he's missed something somewhere somehow.

I guess "ANTHONYME12" doesn't want to post his question in the appropriate section of the forum.