YotaDaniel
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Since Im probably the first one home because me and Nicole left early I will start the trail report, but everyone else who was on the tail ride feel free to add your perspective and pics.
I stayed up until 2:30am the morning before the trip and I got up later than I wanted, so Nicole and I hurried and got dressed and threw some tools, the dog's bag, and a cooler with food in the XJ and took off to American Fork. We made good time and showed up right at 8 am, so we went to the bathroom, gased up, and got some food. By then some people had showed up and I went over to introduce myself. All I can say is what a great bunch of welcoming guys that were on this trail run today. I fit right in and felt like I had been long time friends with everyone. We waited till 8:40 ish before we started up the canyon.
Im just learning the names of all the places in AF Canyon, but here is were we stopped and aired down. I opted not to air down at this point or disconnect my sway bar. I regret that decision now. Lesson learned.
Here is were I changed my mind and aired down and disconnected my sway bar.
Stating up MEG. It was very beautiful and not the dirt road I was quite expecting, but I loved every bit of the learning experince.
Almost half way up I get ready to go over a good sized rock and the XJ just dies. It was as if I had just truned it off. No sputter or knock at all. Nicole was not pleased to say the least and I was not ready to make my first trail run ever end with my truck being towed home. So Greg behind me radioed the rest of the group and told them I was stopped . Everyone came down and we started going through the basics as to why it would crank but not fire. We concluded it was in the ignition system and after some tests and brainstorming as to what it was exactly, TROKITA taped the distibutor cap with some pliers a few times and it fired right up.
Im not going on the next trail run until I get the maintaince up to date a little bit. Next lesson learned.
The rest of the trip up to this point was pretty uneventful. We made it to MEG and stopped and had lunch and got to know each other a little more. I am gaining a love for the Utah back country and all its beauty and history.
After exploring MEG a little bit after lunch the group decided to head back down and hit another trail I don't remember the name of. On our way down we ran into two Jeeps trying to get up. Anyone who knows MEG knows its tight for most of the trail. So the two Jeeps moved over as much as they could up against the mountain so we could pass. Well one of the guys was guiding zr2ee (Cory) past the Jeeps and his right front tire dropped in a hole. He couldnt go forward or back up. So zr2ee got a strap out and hooked it to TROKITA's truck and TROKITA pulled him out and they reguided zr2ee past the Jeep. Not a huge issue, but it was cool to experience and witness to a noob like me. His center cap for his wheel was his only casualty. I might be a little off on the details, but that's how I understood the story and what I saw.
Once at the bottom of MEG the group helped me air my tires back up and get me on my way. I just want to give a huge THANKS to everyone who went and made this an awesome first trail ride. I will be back out there and I hope to see some of you guys out there again.
I stayed up until 2:30am the morning before the trip and I got up later than I wanted, so Nicole and I hurried and got dressed and threw some tools, the dog's bag, and a cooler with food in the XJ and took off to American Fork. We made good time and showed up right at 8 am, so we went to the bathroom, gased up, and got some food. By then some people had showed up and I went over to introduce myself. All I can say is what a great bunch of welcoming guys that were on this trail run today. I fit right in and felt like I had been long time friends with everyone. We waited till 8:40 ish before we started up the canyon.
Im just learning the names of all the places in AF Canyon, but here is were we stopped and aired down. I opted not to air down at this point or disconnect my sway bar. I regret that decision now. Lesson learned.
Here is were I changed my mind and aired down and disconnected my sway bar.
Stating up MEG. It was very beautiful and not the dirt road I was quite expecting, but I loved every bit of the learning experince.
Almost half way up I get ready to go over a good sized rock and the XJ just dies. It was as if I had just truned it off. No sputter or knock at all. Nicole was not pleased to say the least and I was not ready to make my first trail run ever end with my truck being towed home. So Greg behind me radioed the rest of the group and told them I was stopped . Everyone came down and we started going through the basics as to why it would crank but not fire. We concluded it was in the ignition system and after some tests and brainstorming as to what it was exactly, TROKITA taped the distibutor cap with some pliers a few times and it fired right up.
Im not going on the next trail run until I get the maintaince up to date a little bit. Next lesson learned.
The rest of the trip up to this point was pretty uneventful. We made it to MEG and stopped and had lunch and got to know each other a little more. I am gaining a love for the Utah back country and all its beauty and history.
After exploring MEG a little bit after lunch the group decided to head back down and hit another trail I don't remember the name of. On our way down we ran into two Jeeps trying to get up. Anyone who knows MEG knows its tight for most of the trail. So the two Jeeps moved over as much as they could up against the mountain so we could pass. Well one of the guys was guiding zr2ee (Cory) past the Jeeps and his right front tire dropped in a hole. He couldnt go forward or back up. So zr2ee got a strap out and hooked it to TROKITA's truck and TROKITA pulled him out and they reguided zr2ee past the Jeep. Not a huge issue, but it was cool to experience and witness to a noob like me. His center cap for his wheel was his only casualty. I might be a little off on the details, but that's how I understood the story and what I saw.
Once at the bottom of MEG the group helped me air my tires back up and get me on my way. I just want to give a huge THANKS to everyone who went and made this an awesome first trail ride. I will be back out there and I hope to see some of you guys out there again.
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