Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
>
> Rhubarb wrote:
> >
> > "Snowboardripper" <snowboardripper@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:72ce17be.0309300638.2349f708@posting.google.c om...
> <snip>
> >
> > What did you do to avoid damage? (Just in case it ever happens
again.....).
> > Mind you as soon as we get the Jeep back on the road it will be having a
> > snorkel installed.
>
> I was the one on the other side taking the photos.
>
> He approached the water correctly moving slow to make a bow wave, but
> the unknown to him or us, air scoop got him. Steve in the red YJ in the
> photo didn't have that scoop on his YJ, we looked and Steve bought his
> new too.
>
> He was running properly at low rpm when it happened so got lucky and it
> didn't hurt the engine. High rpm and water make for a 'blown all to
> pieces' engine.
>
> Off road mantra: Go as slow as you 'can' and as fast as you 'need'
> to.....
>
> I told him to try the starter just once when it died, the engine didn't
> budge so I told him to stop.
>
> When we pulled him out and pulled the plugs, 3 cylinders shot water out
> big time, 2 a bit of water. I missed the photo! I clicked the camera
> too fast! Grr.... Digital cameras take time to save so Steve even
> missed me with my hood submerged with his digital. Grrrr again...
>
> Then his exhaust was 'full'. It gave one burp that looked like a fire
> hose output so we went under and figured out his aftermarket muffler
> doesn't have the 1/8" drain hole the stock one has, so we drilled one
> with Steve's portable drill and stood on the bumper to help it drain.
>
> It then fired up and smoked like a bugger for a while, got photos of
> that too, but just 'white' water smoke, no blue.

Thanks for that - if I ever see anyone else in the same situation at least
I'll know what should be done.

Cheers,
Rhu

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> If it cranked over, it wasn't hydro locked.

It wouldn't crank over.

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> If it cranked over, it wasn't hydro locked.

It wouldn't crank over.

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

Any car that's been on it's side for more than fifteen minutes will
be in that condition.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Rhubarb wrote:
>
> Thanks for that - if I ever see anyone else in the same situation at least
> I'll know what should be done.
>
> Cheers,
> Rhu

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

Any car that's been on it's side for more than fifteen minutes will
be in that condition.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Rhubarb wrote:
>
> Thanks for that - if I ever see anyone else in the same situation at least
> I'll know what should be done.
>
> Cheers,
> Rhu

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

If it didn't bend the rods or break one and toss it out the side of the
block, consider yourself lucky. When I lived back East I followed a bunch of
testosterone-overloaded kids in a 4 cyl YJ along a wet trial. When the
morons saw a long deep puddle they drove right into it at full bore. It made
a tremendous show worthy of "Stupid Jeep Tricks". Unfortunately it stopped
dead in the middle of the large, VERY deep puddle. It being May the place
was swarming with black flies, which were devouring the three young idiots
in the now dead YJ. I winched them back out and we opened the hood to have a
look. A hole about the size of a softball was in the side of the block under
the intake & exhaust manifold. The driver then asked...."is that serious?"
with a perfectly straight face. Turned out to be Dad's YJ....


"Rhubarb" <billy@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:u_udnfDS66OKreeiXTWJkw@comcast.com...
> > If it cranked over, it wasn't hydro locked.
>
> It wouldn't crank over.
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

If it didn't bend the rods or break one and toss it out the side of the
block, consider yourself lucky. When I lived back East I followed a bunch of
testosterone-overloaded kids in a 4 cyl YJ along a wet trial. When the
morons saw a long deep puddle they drove right into it at full bore. It made
a tremendous show worthy of "Stupid Jeep Tricks". Unfortunately it stopped
dead in the middle of the large, VERY deep puddle. It being May the place
was swarming with black flies, which were devouring the three young idiots
in the now dead YJ. I winched them back out and we opened the hood to have a
look. A hole about the size of a softball was in the side of the block under
the intake & exhaust manifold. The driver then asked...."is that serious?"
with a perfectly straight face. Turned out to be Dad's YJ....


"Rhubarb" <billy@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:u_udnfDS66OKreeiXTWJkw@comcast.com...
> > If it cranked over, it wasn't hydro locked.
>
> It wouldn't crank over.
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

???

My CJ7 was left on it's side twice, once for 12 hours, once for 24
hours. When it got put back rubber side down, it fired right up with no
problems.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Any car that's been on it's side for more than fifteen minutes will
> be in that condition.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Rhubarb wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for that - if I ever see anyone else in the same situation at least
> > I'll know what should be done.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rhu

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

???

My CJ7 was left on it's side twice, once for 12 hours, once for 24
hours. When it got put back rubber side down, it fired right up with no
problems.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Any car that's been on it's side for more than fifteen minutes will
> be in that condition.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Rhubarb wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for that - if I ever see anyone else in the same situation at least
> > I'll know what should be done.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rhu

Re: Broken Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

Three for three here, Buick V6 Jeeps. This was essentially what
Jennifer here did to her TJ.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> ???
>
> My CJ7 was left on it's side twice, once for 12 hours, once for 24
> hours. When it got put back rubber side down, it fired right up with no
> problems.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's