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Previously, on Star Trek, I added two junkyard F350 tranny coolers to the front grill. They work really well here in Colorado, keeping my tranny Miles Davis-cool against our steep roads that eat the weak. (A fun game is to predict the number of vehicles dead on the side of the highway). I was going uphill on I70 away from Denver (6% grade) doing the "under load" testing tonight (this is in my other thread, Jeep dies at 50mph+ under throttle only, any help would be appreciated) when I noticed I was pouring smoke.
I thought "Hmmm, any possible oil spillage from tooling around previously should have been burnt off by now. And that's a lot.".
Dude, I looked like Russell Casse cropdusting the wrong field on Independence Day.
But I'm super glad it was night because I noticed a yellow light on the pavement to the left of my vehicle.
That's a faerie light. It brings tidings of mystery and mischief. In this case, it means fun firey fire. If you ever see flickering yellow/orange light reflecting on the pavement next to you, you have very little time. Stop IMMEDIATELY, cuz shits on fire, yo. 🔥
I almost lost a '97 Chevy 1500 because of a loose spider fuel injector assembly (which was my fault. But to be fair those things are a pain to replace and stupidly finicky!) I had rolled into my destination (the climbing gym in South Austin, cuz it was cool, brah) and knew I was on fire from the black smoke coming out from the edges of the hood and my wheel wells. I ran into the nearest building for a fire extinguisher. They didn't have one, but their neighbors did. That delay almost took it. When the hood was popped the additional air gave the split second skunk decision to flee or spray. I saved it but it caused two weeks of resoldering an entirely new wiring harness and junkyarding connectors and parts that were fire damaged. Ever since then I've always carried one of my own red bottles.
People have mentioned that it's silly and that I'm just trying to look like a dumb Jerp Person.
It's not silly.
Tonight I [email protected]#$ing needed it and I am so happy I had the foresight and the unfortunate previous experience to have one with me.
I pulled over and I still had 1/3 of the Jeep in the road. Is what it is.
I fell out of the Jeep like a graceful fainting goat and hopped back up to grab the extinguisher from my back cubby. (Fun aside: I have cut out the area just in front of the back gate where the jack is kept, all the way from left to right. You can fit chains and stuff there. It's just empty space with a drain plug.)
Your brain works fast but you're still clumsy.
Fumbling to pull the safety pin and squeeze the trigger in the dark took five seconds longer than my first sexual encounter. It's true, seconds count and it could have been worse. (TWSS)
Tranny hose had a tiny slit in it right next to where it was hose clamped onto the OG metal tranny line. I'll inspect that later and bend the line to prevent any further rubbing, as well as checking for anything sharp or burred on the OG tube or in the vicinity. Now that the fire was out (Jesus those headers get RED hot going uphill under heavy throttle. Check it out some random night. Kinda terrifying.) I was super worried I might be stranded as I didn't have the foresight to carry extra tranny fluid with me (hey, it's really expensive nowadays, even for generic!). But I got even luckier because when adding the tree-fiddy coolers, I had to fill the system with more fluid to account for the additional displacement. I had actually filled the additional volume, and then also overfilled the whole system by a quart. (Also, I know tranny fluid should be at the correct amount, but that's not what caused the incident. Tranny PSI doesn't get high enough to pop a hose, unless you've got physical damage to one. (What, like 40-60psi?)
Glad I did, because I probably lost 2-3 quarts. This dipstick checked his dipstick after a quick repair (cut off the end with the slit/damage and reattached it and clamped it down again. My dipstick was now perfectly marked just below the Max Hot line from what I lost. Bahaha!
I drove back home coasting down I70 in neutral, where I hit 67 from a rolling start of 15mph! Then I was an asshat going 42mph on the highway with my hazards on. Not many people on the roads, fortunately. Tomorrow I'll perform a higher quality repair and check all of my line connections.
I know y'all be a knife crowd, but for forks sake, carry a fire extinguisher. Someone, or you, may need it one day.
Cheers, friends. Thanks for the read.
I thought "Hmmm, any possible oil spillage from tooling around previously should have been burnt off by now. And that's a lot.".
Dude, I looked like Russell Casse cropdusting the wrong field on Independence Day.
But I'm super glad it was night because I noticed a yellow light on the pavement to the left of my vehicle.
That's a faerie light. It brings tidings of mystery and mischief. In this case, it means fun firey fire. If you ever see flickering yellow/orange light reflecting on the pavement next to you, you have very little time. Stop IMMEDIATELY, cuz shits on fire, yo. 🔥
I almost lost a '97 Chevy 1500 because of a loose spider fuel injector assembly (which was my fault. But to be fair those things are a pain to replace and stupidly finicky!) I had rolled into my destination (the climbing gym in South Austin, cuz it was cool, brah) and knew I was on fire from the black smoke coming out from the edges of the hood and my wheel wells. I ran into the nearest building for a fire extinguisher. They didn't have one, but their neighbors did. That delay almost took it. When the hood was popped the additional air gave the split second skunk decision to flee or spray. I saved it but it caused two weeks of resoldering an entirely new wiring harness and junkyarding connectors and parts that were fire damaged. Ever since then I've always carried one of my own red bottles.
People have mentioned that it's silly and that I'm just trying to look like a dumb Jerp Person.
It's not silly.
Tonight I [email protected]#$ing needed it and I am so happy I had the foresight and the unfortunate previous experience to have one with me.
I pulled over and I still had 1/3 of the Jeep in the road. Is what it is.
I fell out of the Jeep like a graceful fainting goat and hopped back up to grab the extinguisher from my back cubby. (Fun aside: I have cut out the area just in front of the back gate where the jack is kept, all the way from left to right. You can fit chains and stuff there. It's just empty space with a drain plug.)
Your brain works fast but you're still clumsy.
Fumbling to pull the safety pin and squeeze the trigger in the dark took five seconds longer than my first sexual encounter. It's true, seconds count and it could have been worse. (TWSS)
Tranny hose had a tiny slit in it right next to where it was hose clamped onto the OG metal tranny line. I'll inspect that later and bend the line to prevent any further rubbing, as well as checking for anything sharp or burred on the OG tube or in the vicinity. Now that the fire was out (Jesus those headers get RED hot going uphill under heavy throttle. Check it out some random night. Kinda terrifying.) I was super worried I might be stranded as I didn't have the foresight to carry extra tranny fluid with me (hey, it's really expensive nowadays, even for generic!). But I got even luckier because when adding the tree-fiddy coolers, I had to fill the system with more fluid to account for the additional displacement. I had actually filled the additional volume, and then also overfilled the whole system by a quart. (Also, I know tranny fluid should be at the correct amount, but that's not what caused the incident. Tranny PSI doesn't get high enough to pop a hose, unless you've got physical damage to one. (What, like 40-60psi?)
Glad I did, because I probably lost 2-3 quarts. This dipstick checked his dipstick after a quick repair (cut off the end with the slit/damage and reattached it and clamped it down again. My dipstick was now perfectly marked just below the Max Hot line from what I lost. Bahaha!
I drove back home coasting down I70 in neutral, where I hit 67 from a rolling start of 15mph! Then I was an asshat going 42mph on the highway with my hazards on. Not many people on the roads, fortunately. Tomorrow I'll perform a higher quality repair and check all of my line connections.
I know y'all be a knife crowd, but for forks sake, carry a fire extinguisher. Someone, or you, may need it one day.
Cheers, friends. Thanks for the read.
