Oh, Razor... you crack me up... :P
Revs easily... Whatever you may think of it, my Quad4 hated to rev. It has nothing to do with it being in gear. It is the engine itself. Meaning... it feels like you are going to hurt the engine by revving it. That's what it means and that's how the Quad4 in my GA felt. It ran excellently other than it ticking, which, didn't harm it in any way. However, it hated to rev. It was the nature of the engine. It wasn't because something was wrong with it, like you may think. That's just how Quad4s were. I'm obviously not the only one to notice the... well, obvious.
Anyways, I guess I'll have to tell the story of my car blowing up gain for you to understand. One night, I am driving my GA. I start going up a very long and steep hill. I throw it in third, since it always bogged down in 4th. That, and I lost my momentum because of a van that turned off right before the hill. As I started up it, I was also being tailgated by a truck, which, I hate to death. So I wind it up to about 5800 rpms at around 70 mph. Well, that lead to a cylinder knocking... according to those I've talked to, a rod bearing appearantly. Not the headgasket. So, for the most part, it blew up. That is only a vague way to describe it since I do not need to write a paragraph everytime I talk about it. Why did it happen? Not necessarily because it hated to rev, but that is just what it seemed like to me. Nobody, including my dad, has been able to offer to different explaination other than "it just happened". So... your thoughts? ...after I talked about this 2 months ago?
Also, I did keep running it for a few days since it was the only transportation I had for the time being. I stopped once it seemed it wouldn't last. It has, though. It still runs and I will drive it when I need to. Originally, the thought of it not lasting was caused because of some confusion between my dad and I. Still, I know it can't be run like that forever. It either needs rebuilt or replaced. I don't have the money to do either, that is why I am selling it and my ATV. That and to get a better car... the one featured in my sig. :D