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Mad Mike
10-01-2011, 04:07 PM
Finished up installing a new transmission in my 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee and took her for a short off road ride. I've been down this trail many many times without a problem but for some reason I got hung up in this vary small creek crossing and my Jeep sunk like a rock.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/DSCN0201.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/closetofliping.jpg
Got it back down on all 4
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/stuck.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/DSCN0210.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/DSCN0207.jpg
Then the roller fairlead on my winch broke causing my winch cable to snap.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/DSCN0216.jpg
Gave up and called some friends to help me get out. After a few hard pulls my freinds Toyota got my Jeep out.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/chain.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/DSCN0212.jpg
Damage was already there.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/zj%20blown%20motor/DSCN0213.jpg

So during the precess the angle of the Jeep starved the oil pickup and my motor decided to spin a rod bearing. So with only 20miles on my new transmission I blew the motor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLlBd-XUlj0
Catnip
10-01-2011, 04:10 PM
Didn't want to try shutting it off soon as it lost oil pressure until it got on level ground and you could pull the fuel pump relay/ignition relay to prime the oil pump?
Mad Mike
10-01-2011, 05:03 PM
Never lost oil pressure. I didn't think it got that far over until it started making the rod knocking.
03RCode
10-01-2011, 06:16 PM
Just Empty Every Pocket...



...I'm supposed to look at a TJ next week. LOL
Sinfix_15
10-01-2011, 06:22 PM
a Toyota rescuing a Jeep, nothing out of the ordinary happening in this thread! :lmfao:


sucks you tore up ur mud toy
Mad Mike
10-01-2011, 08:26 PM
a Toyota rescuing a Jeep, nothing out of the ordinary happening in this thread! :lmfao:

Not going to give the Toyota a hard time. I've watched that little truck go places that blew me away. Plus for a truck half the weight of my Jeep it yanked it out without a problem.

In a month or two I was going to pull the Jeeps motor apart and replace the rings along with the valve seam seals due to it smoking like crazy. I found a crate motor for it today that I'm going to try to get.
silversol
10-01-2011, 08:53 PM
GOT TO PAY TO PLAY!
revenge
10-01-2011, 10:47 PM
looks like fun!!!!
eraser4g63
10-02-2011, 09:33 AM
a Toyota rescuing a Jeep, nothing out of the ordinary happening in this thread! :lmfao:


sucks you tore up ur mud toy

I had to rescue multiple Toyotas in my Jeep, just sayin, lol.
Captain-Obvious™
10-03-2011, 01:34 PM
That sucks man. I blew my share of axles and drive shafts in my wheeling days. Always sucks to break something right when you think you're good to go.
Mad Mike
10-03-2011, 07:27 PM
Finding the weak points is part of the hobby, sure it sucks but its still fun.