Damon
05-30-2001, 09:34 AM
guess who won? thats right! rally racing.
i was driving the heck outta the scooby down a little road that follows one of those deep deep drainage ditches. well, there were certian spots along the path that dipped down into a huge hole. not so much a hole, but a deep dip in the trail. in any event water had collected in one big one i drove through due to a current torrential downfall we had 3 days ago. well, i get the image of Mr. Makken blasting through a stream, and i get the bright idea to try this myself. i get going at about 20mph, and hit the puddle.. water COVERS the car http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif that was, i would have to say by far, the most fun ive ever had in a car. i dang near emptied that hole of water out driving through it so much http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif
i went to wash it yesterday afternoon, and caught a peek at my freakin a/c condenser. the thing is at a angle where the bottom is slanting towards the engine! http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/eek.gif under closer inspection, the little flimsy aluminum brackets that hold the consenser had bent, and the condenser had become unseated. as did the radiatior. there are 2 little "gromets" i guess you can call the that are made of rubber the radiator sits on so the vibration wont hurt it too much.. well it as well had been pushed back a bit and one of the gromets broke http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/frown.gif
i yanked out the raidator and condenser, bent all the fixtures back the way they go, and found that broken gromet. imma replace it, but i just though id share my story with you guys and give you a heads up on stuff to look for when you go offroading http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif
i was driving the heck outta the scooby down a little road that follows one of those deep deep drainage ditches. well, there were certian spots along the path that dipped down into a huge hole. not so much a hole, but a deep dip in the trail. in any event water had collected in one big one i drove through due to a current torrential downfall we had 3 days ago. well, i get the image of Mr. Makken blasting through a stream, and i get the bright idea to try this myself. i get going at about 20mph, and hit the puddle.. water COVERS the car http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif that was, i would have to say by far, the most fun ive ever had in a car. i dang near emptied that hole of water out driving through it so much http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif
i went to wash it yesterday afternoon, and caught a peek at my freakin a/c condenser. the thing is at a angle where the bottom is slanting towards the engine! http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/eek.gif under closer inspection, the little flimsy aluminum brackets that hold the consenser had bent, and the condenser had become unseated. as did the radiatior. there are 2 little "gromets" i guess you can call the that are made of rubber the radiator sits on so the vibration wont hurt it too much.. well it as well had been pushed back a bit and one of the gromets broke http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/frown.gif
i yanked out the raidator and condenser, bent all the fixtures back the way they go, and found that broken gromet. imma replace it, but i just though id share my story with you guys and give you a heads up on stuff to look for when you go offroading http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif