Drowned my truck

twitchee2 said:
glad you got it running. be careful. i went offroading with a jeep and he hyrdo. we got it running after an hour of getting water out. he drove it for about 500 miles after changing all fluids and everything he could. a bout 2 weeks later it threw a rod and it had no rod knock once we got it running. granted it was a jeep but it was the 4.0 which itself is a very reliable motor. so just be careful.
Click to expand...

EXACT same thing happened to my buddy's Frontier:dammit:
 
Yeah, I'll keep an eye on it. I've got about 17 years automotive experience. So I am prepared for anything it throws at me. Was told today I would be working 60 hr weeks until further notice. Gonna be hell on my body after a 2 month vacation. But at $40 an hour overtime rate, I'm not gonna complain. If it blows, I'll fix it in no time. BTW, a snorkel is and has always been in the plans. It's just I was hearing about all the money I was spending on my truck instead of our house. When this happened, I told her that if I had invested the $350 in the snorkel, I wouldn't be needing to buy an engine. Also I am going to go ahead and buy a rear winch. One of those would have saved the day and prevented this mishap. Sometimes you get into a situation you can't back out of. Then you have to drive on despite the risk. This is what happened to us.
 
shawnstcyr said:
Yeah, I'll keep an eye on it. I've got about 17 years automotive experience. So I am prepared for anything it throws at me. Was told today I would be working 60 hr weeks until further notice. Gonna be hell on my body after a 2 month vacation. But at $40 an hour overtime rate, I'm not gonna complain. If it blows, I'll fix it in no time. BTW, a snorkel is and has always been in the plans. It's just I was hearing about all the money I was spending on my truck instead of our house. When this happened, I told her that if I had invested the $350 in the snorkel, I wouldn't be needing to buy an engine. Also I am going to go ahead and buy a rear winch. One of those would have saved the day and prevented this mishap. Sometimes you get into a situation you can't back out of. Then you have to drive on despite the risk. This is what happened to us.
Click to expand...

Remember the snorkel wont do as much as you think, it will certianly help, you still have to waterproof the wiring and all that fun stuff, on a diesel engine the snorkel is much more useful.
 
Now that all this is behind you, and the 4runner and your fam are safe and sound,

Is it ok to bring up the fact that the kid (not sure on the relationship yet) is foreshadowing all of this by wearing GOGGLES?!?!?! LOL

First thing I would do is ban any underwater apparatus from my vehicle LOL
 
JohnsD90 said:
Remember the snorkel wont do as much as you think, it will certianly help, you still have to waterproof the wiring and all that fun stuff, on a diesel engine the snorkel is much more useful.
Click to expand...

a diesel engine has just as much wiring to worry about as his gas engine
 
JohnsD90 said:
Remember the snorkel wont do as much as you think, it will certianly help, you still have to waterproof the wiring and all that fun stuff, on a diesel engine the snorkel is much more useful.
Click to expand...

Actually the snorkel would have done a lot. For instance he wouldn't have sucked muddy water into his intake killing his engine for several days and this thread would have been about the best way to clean carpet.
 
Duhockey said:
Now that all this is behind you, and the 4runner and your fam are safe and sound,

Is it ok to bring up the fact that the kid (not sure on the relationship yet) is foreshadowing all of this by wearing GOGGLES?!?!?! LOL

First thing I would do is ban any underwater apparatus from my vehicle LOL
Click to expand...

Yes, he did foreshadow it. We were on a 100 mile trip out of town. We (I) got sidetracked at our local lake. He had a PDK, as he calls it. Personal Disaster Kit. He came prepared to slide off the road on ice. He had 4 pairs of socks, a stick and bandages for making a leg splint, and all kinds of other sh*t. He is a very neat little boy. BTW, he is my stepson.

But yes, in the future, no underwater gear!
 
brian2sun said:
Actually the snorkel would have done a lot. For instance he wouldn't have sucked muddy water into his intake killing his engine for several days and this thread would have been about the best way to clean carpet.
Click to expand...

You are absolutely right. A water tight seal is absolutely necessary. If I had enough water to invade our "sealed" plug boots, then I would have had water coming through the dash vents. Even with a snorkel, I would never attempt to go through water that high where it would be a concern. I wouldn't have been in this situation had I not fallen into a big @ss hole. A snorkel would have saved the day (and a rear winch).
 
BTW guys, I am interested in a supercharged engine still. I think I still want to change this engine out. I would love to put a 4.7 v-8 in there one day. Not sure if anyone has done that mod yet. It would be alot of work I bet. Probably have to mod the transmission hump to accomodate the bigger transmission.
 
shawnstcyr said:
BTW guys, I am interested in a supercharged engine still. I think I still want to change this engine out. I would love to put a 4.7 v-8 in there one day. Not sure if anyone has done that mod yet. It would be alot of work I bet. Probably have to mod the transmission hump to accomodate the bigger transmission.
Click to expand...

Dude...get all the necessary parts and I swear I will come to your house and stay until that shit is done!
 
drinknmolson said:
I was going to use this same link, you'll get interior and pretty much everything you will need to fix your's back up in no time!
Click to expand...

Yeah, that is the same interior as mine too. Except my steering wheel is black.

Let me post you guys a cool link, too: Copart.com

These are insurance sales. Some new, some with damage. Nice selection of Runners and everything else you could ever want. You need a rebuilder's license for some of them. But there is alot that you don't.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

M
Valuable lesson learned. If you can, do your own work!
Replies
3
Views
4K
AuSeeker
AuSeeker
Corbet
New 4Runner owner looking for advice.
2
Replies
24
Views
5K
Toffees
Toffees
B
'02 Sport - high mileage and woes
Replies
1
Views
2K
spartacus
spartacus
Dianna
4WD flashing, crawl illuminated
Replies
3
Views
2K
T4R_Canuck
T
M
Passing My 02's Final Emissions Test - An Odyssey
Replies
0
Views
497
MikeMH
M

Members online

Total: 519 (members: 1, guests: 518)

Forum statistics

Threads
278,315
Messages
3,554,104
Members
248,016
Latest member
Advally Service

Share this page

Trending content

Back
Top