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Old 08-31-2018, 07:21 AM
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It has a stock intake breather but I took the intake “tube”, that goes to the fender well, off. I don’t have fender liners in right now, they fell off at the bogs lol. Still have them hanging in the garage though.
I took the tube out because when it is on, it kinda sags, and the inner fender is super dirty. I felt like water would get into there easier than it would without the tube on. Am I wrong?
although, would that possibly affect temps too? Leaving it with just the stock piece with the filter in it, on.
The fenders have a pretty big steel inner, not sure the liner would help that much splash wise. I'd check your air filter, see if there is evidence of any water getting through. You may just be splashing the engine and arching your wires and causing the engine to die. The coil is way low in the front of the engine too. I'd open the hood and see what is getting wet when it dies and won't start.
I don't do intentional mud bogging with my trucks, I've spent way too much time doing body work to stuff mud up inside all my work That is what the quad is for....


 
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It was usually the ignition coil getting wet, but when I was out the other night some water splashed up into the intake and it was bogging down really bad, that's when I just revved it to clear all the water out. I took it easy after that, only happened twice that night. But at the bogs it happened more like three or four times.

The problem used to be the ground on the back of the block getting wet and coming loose, but I fixed that, and now it just doesn't like water lol.

Also update: I got all my tools and the four spares to fit with some extra room, all good, no tires on hoods
 
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Originally Posted by Jaw91097
It was usually the ignition coil getting wet, but when I was out the other night some water splashed up into the intake and it was bogging down really bad, that's when I just revved it to clear all the water out. I took it easy after that, only happened twice that night. But at the bogs it happened more like three or four times.

The problem used to be the ground on the back of the block getting wet and coming loose, but I fixed that, and now it just doesn't like water lol.

Also update: I got all my tools and the four spares to fit with some extra room, all good, no tires on hoods
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Getting stuck in the mud:


Getting out of the mud:


I'll post a picture of the fitment of all the tools and parts tomorrow with some day light. I also cleaned out the inside from all the mud today....or at least most of it lol
 

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I was using some of the tools I packed So those trays ontop of the tires won’t be there, but I even got the toolbox to fit!
Also, I think I’m gonna rotate my tires today, the fronts are getting pretty bad camber wear 😬



 
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Four tires??
 
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Four tires??
Four stock rims and tires as spares, all of them are in there, with a tool box, a ton of misc tools, and two huge tool chests!
Thats a short bed too, surprised I got it all in there
 
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Haven’t logged on in awhile, sorry about that haha. But I made it down to North Carolina, just in time to get hit by Florence unfortunately.
Hood hinges got a little messed up due to driving in the wind, hood flew up. Also, got a toolbox.

Had a check engine light pop up every once in awhile but then it goes away, not sure what that’s about but it fixes itself everytime.

I had to replace my brake pads once, I’m about to do it again this weekend.

I plan on making ANOTHER journey across a few stares upto Cleveland after I get those new pads in, so I’ll update on that if I make it!

heres a picture of the hood now:
 
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What got bent on the hood? Is it just the hinges? Or is the hood itself damaged?

Why would anyone want to go to Cleveland????? (I used to live there. Shaker Heights. Hated it. )
 


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