Moab: Chicken Corners and WHOOPS!

[notajeep]

Yesterday I took the family out for an easy run on chicken corners. Then I found this little mud hole....

 

[Rusted]

That looks like it made a mess. But your kids don't seem to mind.

 

[notajeep]

They were a little upset at first...

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Wow, I know right where that crossing is... I had no clue it could get that deep, especially in the Fall??

Did your snorkel keep it running the whole time?

 

[Houndoc]

 

[notajeep]

It ran for a while, until the distributer filled.

 

[notajeep]

ok, now that I am on a computer that I can type on. Got stuck in this hole, I was still in 2wd. In a camp about a 100 yds back I saw that there was a ferd. So I hiked back to see if they could pull me out, but no one was there.
So I stood on the front drivers tire to turn in that hub, and asked my wife is she could turn in the pass hub.... Since she was already wet up to her waist. She jumped in and was up to her mid-torso. And I guess that it really dropped off right there because she had to go eyeball deep to reach the hub and turn it in. Tried to back out and got it moved about a foot, but the motor was sucking too much water to get any power to spin the tires. Right them a surburban came along. And I thought GREAT. If anyone was going to pull me out, this would be the one. EXCEPT for the stupid french guy that was driving it. I hooken up the straps for him and he let it idle till the straps were tight. Then he yelled "it's impossible!" He didn't even give it any gas. NONE.So I told him to try again, but this time with a little gas. But he just kept yelling "It's impossible, it's impossibe."
Stupid french people. No wonder Germany ran over them..... twice.
Anyway, by this time the motor had died because the distributer was full of water.
A new rubi and a CJ hooked togeather to winch me out. I pulled the plugs, cleaned out the distributer and air cleaner (not completly sealed), used half a can of wd 40 and we were on the way back home.
At home I drained the t case, crawl box and tranny and both diffs and got about a gallon of water. Motor oil looks good, but I'll change it anyway later this week just to be safe.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

It ran for a while, until the distributer filled.

Does your model engine have an O-ring sealed dizzy? I know the later pickups do, but you have to vent the cap to your air cleaner or snorkel.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

...At home I drained the t case, crawl box and tranny and both diffs and got about a gallon of water. Motor oil looks good, but I'll change it anyway later this week just to be safe.

Vent those cases up to the snorkel... IMHO the snorkel to the motor is the last thing that needs to be vented, as it is the highest off the ground. Axles, trans/trsfr, dizzy and then motor.

Seal them all up and go give it another try

 

[Marshall]

His WIFE got eyeball deep to twist a hub?! Holy Sh**! THAT's what you call a "keeper".

 

[Spork]

His WIFE got eyeball deep to twist a hub?! Holy Sh**! THAT's what you call a "keeper".

 

[VideoRunner]

Oops!

I thought I trained you better than that!

 

[ewander]

I buried my XJ in that exact same spot 2 years ago........now that was a sad day.

 

[notajeep]

I thought I trained you better than that!

Well.... As you can see, It didn't take that well.
Me: "don't worry dear... I'm sure that it's not that deep." :greg:

 

[carsmell]

I'm going and don't try to stop me.Were these your famous last words?Lucky your wife was with you cause if it had been any of us you would have heard ( GET IT YOUR DAMN SELF)

 

[notajeep]

That is why I love HER and not YOU.

 

[carsmell]

And so you should.

 

[yellowbronco]

Dude, that hole is evil, we ran across a guy who toasted his engine in that hole. :sick:

 

[mr b]

A jeep pulling out a toyota? Was that a staged pic?

 

[XJumpmaster]

I saw that on Sat. Glad I didn't try it now!!!