Tioga Run pics

[lynn]

Here's a couple shots from this weekend for the YJ crowd:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20May%2008/TiogaSpring08034.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20May%2008/TiogaMay08051.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20May%2008/TiogaMay08035.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20May%2008/TiogaSpring08043.jpg

This is Shooter207:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20May%2008/TiogaMay08032.jpg

[modnoc13]

how did u not suck up water in the first pic

[Alabamaranger]

Man, you will never catch my jeep in that deep of water unless someone was dying or an accident.

If the motor made it, can you say.

New starter
new alt.
change the trans fluid
change the diff oils

cold water on the exhaust manifold - crack?


It's not worth it.:wavin2:

[Joe Dillard]

how did u not suck up water in the first pic
If the airbox is stock, it draws air from right behind the driverside headlight. As you drive, the headlight causes a small air duct pocket behind it & doesn't draw much water till you start moving real slow or it splashes up.

Nice pics. :thup2:

[lynn]

The engine did hydrolock.
It shut down quick. No bent internals. We pulled the plugs, shot the water out, cleaned and dried the plugs. Checked the oil, no contamination. Fired it up, ran it the rest of the weekend. :D

AlabamaRanger... your assumptions are off target. Proper preparation can avoid many problems. Tranny should be vented high, as well as the axles (my old CJ had all vented to the top part of the cowl, under the dash). Axle fluid should be checked before driving home, but if sealed well and vented properly they won't suck water. Starter and alternator - no problem, we've never had a failure after crossing. Exhaust manifolds haven't cracked either.

The white one had a soaked air filter element that robbed his power a bit later until he figured out what happened. Replaced the filter, all was good.

These two rigs just didn't have quite enough lift. The others were fine.

We've been making this crossing at this location for over 12 years. Sometimes we cross it multiple times on a given weekend.
Here's me & my old CJ at this spot a couple years ago

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20%20May06%20Koons%20Pics/Koonspics017.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20%20May06%20Koons%20Pics/Koonspics017.jpg

Joe is right... if you do it right you get a bow wave that makes the water much lower behind the grille than in front of it.

[1BusyBoy]

Awesome Pics.....:thup2:

[lynn]

Other pics from this rainy weekend are here:

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y76/lynn225/Tioga%20May%2008/?start=all

we camped out from Thurs to Sunday. One nice evening, one nice afternoon... the rest was... dismal :D

[shooter207]

Dismal, but fun!:devbug:

[1BusyBoy]

Looks like a good time was had by all..................

[jsahara24]

Sounds like you had a good weekend!

Where was that place you were at?? I live near Reading, PA and im looking for some places to take my jeep. Have a good one, Jason

[FlyersPh9]

Sounds like you had a good weekend!

Where was that place you were at?? I live near Reading, PA and im looking for some places to take my jeep. Have a good one, Jason

Same. I'm in Harrisburg, PA and all I know of is Rausch Creek and a couple small mudding lots that technically aren't legal.http://ide.li/modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif

[LiftedSahara]

X2 on Rausch Creek