Fun in the mud (2.5l rocks)
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Fun in the mud (2.5l rocks)
Ok, in arizona the past few days the rain has been pretty bad. I live out in what some people call the boondocks. So getting home on a normal day is almost like going four wheeling. So when it rained I decided to go play in the mud. Well all went well till I hit a puddle to fast, with a cheap little cone filter and now air box protection my motor stalled and would not turn over....... *oh no hydrolock!!!!* lol.Well I gave the motor a few minuets and tried to turn it over it tried, bit no luck. about 10 min later I try again, it wouldn't turn over for a second, then "crack!" "crank crank crank" it wouldn't start for a minuet, after it started i got our of the running water at about 1500 rpm. I looked at the oil and sure enough, milkshake. I did a compression test. lowest was cylinder 2 at 142ish and the highest was something like 156ish. So that was good. So I drained the oil and ran it. ran perfectly. after burning off all the rest of the water in the tail pipe, no smoke. no water in the oil since. no oil in the radiator. nothing. runs like a dream. so I do not have a problem, I would just like to attest to the reliability and overall strength of the 2.5l. the lima is a great motor. lol
160K and abused most of its life and still running like new
160K and abused most of its life and still running like new
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yeah. I was thinking about pulling the spark plugs but i didn't have my tools XD. my cousin wa busting up a little Suzuki Samurai and put it in a lake. then had his friend tow him out with a winch. He took the spark plugs out turned it over, watched the water show then drove on his way. till he blew out a tire.... then he drove for about five more miles and decided he shouldn't push it anymore. so yeah. Have done a bit to the truck since. she is looking a bit more like a road queen. doesn't see to much mud anymore.
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