morroneplay

Okay well in my area it rained 2.5in and on the trail there was alot of standing water!! Well when i was going on the trail through this crazy water about 5-7ft i powered through it and about half way through i lost power like the truck staled for about 2 sec then went back to normal. (note i have a cold air)

What do you think happened....

wicked_xj

gulped some water change oil and put some dry gas or fuel cleaner in it

BlueXJ

That is exactly what I would do but I would add, change the fluid in your axles too.

Kyle

And your TCase.

But ya your lucky you didnt suck up a whole lot more.

morroneplay

Okay i will change my oil tom easy enough i work in a lube. and this mite be a dumb question what is dry gas....

and another question why would i change my fluid in my axels....

Lowrange2

You would change the fluid in your axle because there's a good chance that there is water in them now. Gears do not agree with water.

Get some seafoam from the parts store and put is in your gas tank. It will extract any water from your fuel system.

Or you could just sell it and buy a new one...

BlueXJ

Seafoam will make it smoke like crazy but will extract the water from your fuel. That will keep it from seizing later down the road. Oil and water don't mix well. Transfer case is pretty well sealed and unless the breather was under water I think you will be Ok there, but if you do decide to change it too, the thing to remember is Dextron III or IV.

Lowrange2

lol, Yeah, seafoam will certainly kill all the mesquitos but will help the Jeep!

morroneplay

Thanks guys i will deff head up to the parts store and pick up that sea foam. And also change my oil prob wendsday. But i dont not think it went up to the breather and if it did it was for about 2 seconds....

wicked_xj

i was gonna ayfoam but i nev used it or know were to get it so i dnt know how good it is

wicked_xj

dry gas hmmm i used it to take the moisture out

dabeast727

my axles are re-routed into the frame, is that a stock thing? or did the previous owner do it? it was bought lifted. Also do i need breathers for my t-case and manual trans??

As for the problem you had, i had a similar problem going through big mud puddles. But i have a snorkel. I would drive in in 4low in 2nd gear and like it would jsut about die it seemed, it eventually crawled out but i think it was h2o in my damn cap & rotor

BlueXJ

Okay I'll donate towards this guy a new keyboard. Anyone else. Don't know how we would get it to him b/c how the heck you could ever read his address and be sure you guessed right. Anyway lowrange says he will send him a keyboard but I think we all should chip in to pay the shipping. Whatcha all say????

skarpenz

I'll chip in.


Seafoam is awesome BTW. I put half the bottle in the gas tank, and half the bottle throw the brake booster vac line. Thats what makes it smoke, you want it sucked directly into the intake manifold to clean the carbon deposits and whatnot. I love the stuff.

ktmracer419

so you drove through water 1.5 feet over your roof with a straw intake and drove out?