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K, So I decided to test my snorkel kit out the other day since it’s monsoon season here and there are a lot of mud puddles lurking around. You should have seen all the guys in their lifted Chevy’s saying “there’s no way he’s gonna make it” (apparently they have never seen an XJ in action.) It should be noted that I have no lift as of yet.
So me and my girlfriend dive in. I had the utmost confidence in the snorkel since I installed it myself and I am very meticulous, but I must admit I was puckered when the muddy water rose above the headlights and I couldn’t see anything since it was so dark out. All in all the water was over the hood for about 10 yards! We pulled out the other side without an issue to a round of applause and astonishment.
Well you play you pay right? We drove home without an issue and she ran fine until the next day in the afternoon when some jerkoff slammed on his brakes in front of me to make a turn needless to say I had to slam on mine. We made no contact but, immediately afterward I have had the following symptoms: (93 xj 4.0 HO 4x4 automatic w/ jet chip, psc steering box, cob job exhaust cowl hood and snorkel)
1. Won’t start unless the gas pedal is pressed 1/3 of the way.
2. Idle is very erratic (missing) or is very high 1500 rpms.
3. Stalls when put into gear
4. Stalls after sitting at a stoplight then pressing the gas slowly, (if the gas is pressed quickly it will hesitate then go).
5. All problems are intermittent happening mostly before she is warmed up and getting better to the point where they disappear.
What I’ve done:
1. Checked to make sure that the snorkel held up. Only found a few hints of a couple of drops of water getting into the bottom of the airbox (the air filter did not completely seal against the stock airbox). But no signs that the few drops had penetrated the air filter or gotten into the intake pipe.
2. Cleaned and degreased the entire jeep inside and out including engine compartment looking for loose connections and found nothing obvious.
3. Added Iso-heat to absorb any water that may have been in the fuel.
Well that’s about it, so anyone with some mudding experience hopefully knows where I should start but of course the issue may not even be related to that since it was the next day. All opinions or ideas are always welcome. Thanks JD
K, So I decided to test my snorkel kit out the other day since it’s monsoon season here and there are a lot of mud puddles lurking around. You should have seen all the guys in their lifted Chevy’s saying “there’s no way he’s gonna make it” (apparently they have never seen an XJ in action.) It should be noted that I have no lift as of yet.
So me and my girlfriend dive in. I had the utmost confidence in the snorkel since I installed it myself and I am very meticulous, but I must admit I was puckered when the muddy water rose above the headlights and I couldn’t see anything since it was so dark out. All in all the water was over the hood for about 10 yards! We pulled out the other side without an issue to a round of applause and astonishment.
Well you play you pay right? We drove home without an issue and she ran fine until the next day in the afternoon when some jerkoff slammed on his brakes in front of me to make a turn needless to say I had to slam on mine. We made no contact but, immediately afterward I have had the following symptoms: (93 xj 4.0 HO 4x4 automatic w/ jet chip, psc steering box, cob job exhaust cowl hood and snorkel)
1. Won’t start unless the gas pedal is pressed 1/3 of the way.
2. Idle is very erratic (missing) or is very high 1500 rpms.
3. Stalls when put into gear
4. Stalls after sitting at a stoplight then pressing the gas slowly, (if the gas is pressed quickly it will hesitate then go).
5. All problems are intermittent happening mostly before she is warmed up and getting better to the point where they disappear.
What I’ve done:
1. Checked to make sure that the snorkel held up. Only found a few hints of a couple of drops of water getting into the bottom of the airbox (the air filter did not completely seal against the stock airbox). But no signs that the few drops had penetrated the air filter or gotten into the intake pipe.
2. Cleaned and degreased the entire jeep inside and out including engine compartment looking for loose connections and found nothing obvious.
3. Added Iso-heat to absorb any water that may have been in the fuel.
Well that’s about it, so anyone with some mudding experience hopefully knows where I should start but of course the issue may not even be related to that since it was the next day. All opinions or ideas are always welcome. Thanks JD
