wrangler towed in gear
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Re: wrangler towed in gear
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 15:19:52 -0500, "Matt Macchiarolo"
<matt@nospamplease.com> wrote:
>Was the transfer case in neutral (assuming this is a 4x4 model)? That's
>really the proper way to flat tow...
>
No, it wasn't. But I'm learning that's the best way. I'd also heard we
should have disconnected the driveshaft.
<matt@nospamplease.com> wrote:
>Was the transfer case in neutral (assuming this is a 4x4 model)? That's
>really the proper way to flat tow...
>
No, it wasn't. But I'm learning that's the best way. I'd also heard we
should have disconnected the driveshaft.
#32
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Re: wrangler towed in gear
He told me that it felt a little harder to pull but that it had been a
long time since he'd towed it and didn't think it was too out of the
ordinary. He only stopped because after driving 80 miles he noticed
he'd used an awful lot more fuel that usual and stopped to make the
discovery under the hood.
He was able to put antifreeze in it and start it. He drove it from the
curb to the driveway to park it so I suppose if there is a bright spot
in all of this, that's it. We're wondering if it's a freeze plug it's
leaking from.
It'll be a few days, probably next weekend before I can get there to
see it, and he may have a mechanic take a look at it before then.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:40:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Ah, ya right......
>
>You have to be kidding right?
>
>There is something really wrong with your post.
>
>There is no way in my mind someone could pull a Jeep for 100 miles in
>gear. Or even one mile for that matter.
>
>Have you ever tried to pull start a vehicle?
>
>The load on the tow would be phenomenal! In any gear.....
>
>That said, forcing an engine to turn over sure wouldn't have any bearing
>on leaking antifreeze unless he blew a piston rod through the block or
>something like that. Something has to be physically busted to leak.
>
>That sure could happen I guess. The piston or rod would seize due to
>lack of oil and blow apart and right out through the block.
>
>I would tell him to go have a look carefully below the manifold for
>a/the hole.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
long time since he'd towed it and didn't think it was too out of the
ordinary. He only stopped because after driving 80 miles he noticed
he'd used an awful lot more fuel that usual and stopped to make the
discovery under the hood.
He was able to put antifreeze in it and start it. He drove it from the
curb to the driveway to park it so I suppose if there is a bright spot
in all of this, that's it. We're wondering if it's a freeze plug it's
leaking from.
It'll be a few days, probably next weekend before I can get there to
see it, and he may have a mechanic take a look at it before then.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:40:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Ah, ya right......
>
>You have to be kidding right?
>
>There is something really wrong with your post.
>
>There is no way in my mind someone could pull a Jeep for 100 miles in
>gear. Or even one mile for that matter.
>
>Have you ever tried to pull start a vehicle?
>
>The load on the tow would be phenomenal! In any gear.....
>
>That said, forcing an engine to turn over sure wouldn't have any bearing
>on leaking antifreeze unless he blew a piston rod through the block or
>something like that. Something has to be physically busted to leak.
>
>That sure could happen I guess. The piston or rod would seize due to
>lack of oil and blow apart and right out through the block.
>
>I would tell him to go have a look carefully below the manifold for
>a/the hole.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
#33
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Re: wrangler towed in gear
He told me that it felt a little harder to pull but that it had been a
long time since he'd towed it and didn't think it was too out of the
ordinary. He only stopped because after driving 80 miles he noticed
he'd used an awful lot more fuel that usual and stopped to make the
discovery under the hood.
He was able to put antifreeze in it and start it. He drove it from the
curb to the driveway to park it so I suppose if there is a bright spot
in all of this, that's it. We're wondering if it's a freeze plug it's
leaking from.
It'll be a few days, probably next weekend before I can get there to
see it, and he may have a mechanic take a look at it before then.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:40:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Ah, ya right......
>
>You have to be kidding right?
>
>There is something really wrong with your post.
>
>There is no way in my mind someone could pull a Jeep for 100 miles in
>gear. Or even one mile for that matter.
>
>Have you ever tried to pull start a vehicle?
>
>The load on the tow would be phenomenal! In any gear.....
>
>That said, forcing an engine to turn over sure wouldn't have any bearing
>on leaking antifreeze unless he blew a piston rod through the block or
>something like that. Something has to be physically busted to leak.
>
>That sure could happen I guess. The piston or rod would seize due to
>lack of oil and blow apart and right out through the block.
>
>I would tell him to go have a look carefully below the manifold for
>a/the hole.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
long time since he'd towed it and didn't think it was too out of the
ordinary. He only stopped because after driving 80 miles he noticed
he'd used an awful lot more fuel that usual and stopped to make the
discovery under the hood.
He was able to put antifreeze in it and start it. He drove it from the
curb to the driveway to park it so I suppose if there is a bright spot
in all of this, that's it. We're wondering if it's a freeze plug it's
leaking from.
It'll be a few days, probably next weekend before I can get there to
see it, and he may have a mechanic take a look at it before then.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:40:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Ah, ya right......
>
>You have to be kidding right?
>
>There is something really wrong with your post.
>
>There is no way in my mind someone could pull a Jeep for 100 miles in
>gear. Or even one mile for that matter.
>
>Have you ever tried to pull start a vehicle?
>
>The load on the tow would be phenomenal! In any gear.....
>
>That said, forcing an engine to turn over sure wouldn't have any bearing
>on leaking antifreeze unless he blew a piston rod through the block or
>something like that. Something has to be physically busted to leak.
>
>That sure could happen I guess. The piston or rod would seize due to
>lack of oil and blow apart and right out through the block.
>
>I would tell him to go have a look carefully below the manifold for
>a/the hole.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
#34
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Re: wrangler towed in gear
He told me that it felt a little harder to pull but that it had been a
long time since he'd towed it and didn't think it was too out of the
ordinary. He only stopped because after driving 80 miles he noticed
he'd used an awful lot more fuel that usual and stopped to make the
discovery under the hood.
He was able to put antifreeze in it and start it. He drove it from the
curb to the driveway to park it so I suppose if there is a bright spot
in all of this, that's it. We're wondering if it's a freeze plug it's
leaking from.
It'll be a few days, probably next weekend before I can get there to
see it, and he may have a mechanic take a look at it before then.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:40:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Ah, ya right......
>
>You have to be kidding right?
>
>There is something really wrong with your post.
>
>There is no way in my mind someone could pull a Jeep for 100 miles in
>gear. Or even one mile for that matter.
>
>Have you ever tried to pull start a vehicle?
>
>The load on the tow would be phenomenal! In any gear.....
>
>That said, forcing an engine to turn over sure wouldn't have any bearing
>on leaking antifreeze unless he blew a piston rod through the block or
>something like that. Something has to be physically busted to leak.
>
>That sure could happen I guess. The piston or rod would seize due to
>lack of oil and blow apart and right out through the block.
>
>I would tell him to go have a look carefully below the manifold for
>a/the hole.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
long time since he'd towed it and didn't think it was too out of the
ordinary. He only stopped because after driving 80 miles he noticed
he'd used an awful lot more fuel that usual and stopped to make the
discovery under the hood.
He was able to put antifreeze in it and start it. He drove it from the
curb to the driveway to park it so I suppose if there is a bright spot
in all of this, that's it. We're wondering if it's a freeze plug it's
leaking from.
It'll be a few days, probably next weekend before I can get there to
see it, and he may have a mechanic take a look at it before then.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:40:38 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Ah, ya right......
>
>You have to be kidding right?
>
>There is something really wrong with your post.
>
>There is no way in my mind someone could pull a Jeep for 100 miles in
>gear. Or even one mile for that matter.
>
>Have you ever tried to pull start a vehicle?
>
>The load on the tow would be phenomenal! In any gear.....
>
>That said, forcing an engine to turn over sure wouldn't have any bearing
>on leaking antifreeze unless he blew a piston rod through the block or
>something like that. Something has to be physically busted to leak.
>
>That sure could happen I guess. The piston or rod would seize due to
>lack of oil and blow apart and right out through the block.
>
>I would tell him to go have a look carefully below the manifold for
>a/the hole.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
#35
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Re: wrangler towed in gear
Well as you've seen from my other replies, we know what to do the next
time he tows it. In the next few days or by next weekend I hope to get
there and see where it's leaking from.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:13:14 GMT, "griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca>
wrote:
>I'll second that. I would say that it's quite "possible" for the stick to
>slide into a gear - as my '85 CJ7's stick will slide into any gear quite
>easily without depressing the clutch pedal (as long as it's parked), but the
>second it did that while he was towing it, it would have created one hell of
>a tug on him while he was driving. Maybe your transmission is toast, but
>that likely wouldn't explain the coolant.
time he tows it. In the next few days or by next weekend I hope to get
there and see where it's leaking from.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:13:14 GMT, "griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca>
wrote:
>I'll second that. I would say that it's quite "possible" for the stick to
>slide into a gear - as my '85 CJ7's stick will slide into any gear quite
>easily without depressing the clutch pedal (as long as it's parked), but the
>second it did that while he was towing it, it would have created one hell of
>a tug on him while he was driving. Maybe your transmission is toast, but
>that likely wouldn't explain the coolant.
#36
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Re: wrangler towed in gear
Well as you've seen from my other replies, we know what to do the next
time he tows it. In the next few days or by next weekend I hope to get
there and see where it's leaking from.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:13:14 GMT, "griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca>
wrote:
>I'll second that. I would say that it's quite "possible" for the stick to
>slide into a gear - as my '85 CJ7's stick will slide into any gear quite
>easily without depressing the clutch pedal (as long as it's parked), but the
>second it did that while he was towing it, it would have created one hell of
>a tug on him while he was driving. Maybe your transmission is toast, but
>that likely wouldn't explain the coolant.
time he tows it. In the next few days or by next weekend I hope to get
there and see where it's leaking from.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:13:14 GMT, "griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca>
wrote:
>I'll second that. I would say that it's quite "possible" for the stick to
>slide into a gear - as my '85 CJ7's stick will slide into any gear quite
>easily without depressing the clutch pedal (as long as it's parked), but the
>second it did that while he was towing it, it would have created one hell of
>a tug on him while he was driving. Maybe your transmission is toast, but
>that likely wouldn't explain the coolant.
#37
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Re: wrangler towed in gear
Well as you've seen from my other replies, we know what to do the next
time he tows it. In the next few days or by next weekend I hope to get
there and see where it's leaking from.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:13:14 GMT, "griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca>
wrote:
>I'll second that. I would say that it's quite "possible" for the stick to
>slide into a gear - as my '85 CJ7's stick will slide into any gear quite
>easily without depressing the clutch pedal (as long as it's parked), but the
>second it did that while he was towing it, it would have created one hell of
>a tug on him while he was driving. Maybe your transmission is toast, but
>that likely wouldn't explain the coolant.
time he tows it. In the next few days or by next weekend I hope to get
there and see where it's leaking from.
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:13:14 GMT, "griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca>
wrote:
>I'll second that. I would say that it's quite "possible" for the stick to
>slide into a gear - as my '85 CJ7's stick will slide into any gear quite
>easily without depressing the clutch pedal (as long as it's parked), but the
>second it did that while he was towing it, it would have created one hell of
>a tug on him while he was driving. Maybe your transmission is toast, but
>that likely wouldn't explain the coolant.