jeepmedicNB
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- New Brunswick CAnada
Hello there, I just thought I would share to all a little of my misfortune "stupidity". Well It all took place 3 months ago now, I decided I should re connect the sway bar on my 3.5lifted XJ. SO I tend to be cheap at times, o i baught a couple new stock links and got them cut and 3.5' added to the middle. Everything seemed great for about a week untill I took my Jeep on "THe Turkey Run" Which is just a day of crusing the trails in albert county N.B. Anyways i was crossing a water hole, reasonably deep prolly 2-3ft or so. When All the sudden the jeep lurched toa hault in the middle of the puddle from 2nd gear 4Lo.. I wasn't quite sure what the issue was because i had crossed that water hole when it was deeper in the spring. So I got out and popped the hood balancing on the bumper to stay outa the water... I pulled the air box apart only to see that it was full of water!!! and below the filter was a nice 2" hole that the extended sway bar links had smashed throught the fender into the air box...... Perfect!!!! I said.....
So I pulled the plugs and cranked it over untill all the water had flown outa the cylinder head... pulled it out with anothe rig and pull started it!!!!!
And it ran perfect for 2 weeks then threw a rod through the block!!! I am attributing it to the pressure from sucking in water and a prolly bending a rod.....
Have since baught a parts jeep and swapped motors..... life is good....
lol sorry about the long story.
So I pulled the plugs and cranked it over untill all the water had flown outa the cylinder head... pulled it out with anothe rig and pull started it!!!!!
And it ran perfect for 2 weeks then threw a rod through the block!!! I am attributing it to the pressure from sucking in water and a prolly bending a rod.....
Have since baught a parts jeep and swapped motors..... life is good....
lol sorry about the long story.