Need some advice. '99 Chev. suburban, 106 K miles, 350 V-8, last nite it suddenly, at 30 mph, bucked, clunked and forced a stop. Was stopped within 100 feet of starting the problem. Lost oil, traced it to a 1/2 " hole in the front of the oil pan, apparently from made from inside of pan. Sounds like it threw a connecting rod. what's the best couse here? Drop the pan, inspect for rod, bearings, scoring of wall? Assuming it is a rod, can the offending rod be replaced without pulling engine? what else will need to be done? Can a shade tree mechanic do it? does this usually mean a new short block? I planned on selling it soon so I need to assess how many $$ to put in it. Thanks for any help. TL

I have a 1986 Mazda B2000 PU that the defroster has stopped working on. I can't get any air to come out of the defroster outlets up by the windshield. Anyone have any ideas what's wrong & how to fix this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated as it makes it kinda rough driving with frost on the windshield here in Iowa in the winter time. Thank You, Glenn