Re: BBQ Status Report 2

From: Walt Felix (Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com)
Date: Sat Jul 24 2004 - 17:43:21 EDT


Close, looks like it was leaking from the banjo bolt on the left front
caliper. I loosened it up and retightened it and it seems to be OK for now.
I'll have to check it out later when I get all the mud off.

Walt
""Bill Day"" <billday@consolidated.net> wrote in message
news:002601c4718b$762efc00$f058b0d8@bill...
>
> Walt, check your brake bleeder to see if it got broke off.. I have lost a
> couple while in some rocky mud spots...
>
> Bill Day
> billday@consolidated.net
> http://users.consolidated.net/billday/
>
> A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he wants and can
> give..
>
> AIM - BadManD73 (Catch me if you can!)
> '95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red 3.55 LSD turning 30x9.50x15's
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walt Felix" <Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 2:14 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: BBQ Status Report 2
>
>
> >
> > Well, a few of us (Adam, Mike and myself along with co-pilots) snuck off
> > while everyone else was waking and showering. The trails are really
muddy
> > and the waterfalls are real wet & slippery. Adam took a shot at
climbing
> > the lower falls but couldn't quite hook enough to make it over the top
> lip.
> > We'll give them another shot later when we have a few more people and
> > cameras in attendance. Adam also found a large rut on the way down to
the
> > river that tried to swallow his Jeep. I managed to pull him out with a
> tow
> > strap, making it my second rescue of the weekend. Yesterday, I dragged
> > Mike's Ramcharger up slippery hill. Once we got down to the water, I
> > discovered had a brake problem, the pedal slowly drops to the floor and
we
> > found a small puddle of brake fluid on the ground after backing the
truck
> > up. Unfortunately, we still can't quite figure out where exactly it's
> > leaking from. For now I'll just keep dumping fluid in it and hope find
it
> > later after the mud dries. Just need to put something cheap in front of
me
> > on the next trail ride. Further downstream, Adam managed to find yet a
> > deeper hole in the middle and really wedged the Jeep in there. I
couldn't
> > get enough traction to yank him loose and still had trouble with the
> 9000lbs
> > winch and anchoring myself to Mike's Ramcharger. I just dragged both of
> us
> > towards Adam's Jeep. After pulling around in front and playing with the
> > winch, I manage to pull him loose. Then we had to spend 10 minutes
> > rewinding the cable onto the winch.
> >
> > Score so far:
> >
> > Mike = Couldn't make it up Slippery Hill without help.
> > Adam = Stuck twice
> > Walt = 3 saves and a pending brake failure.
> >
> > More photos have been uploaded to my gallery (link below). Sorry, the
> > camera glitched and reset to 640x480. It wasn't until later did I
> discover
> > that so a few of the shots are small.
> >
> > Walt
> >
> > <werlax@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:cdptat$d4l$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> > >
> > > SilverEightynine@aol.com wrote:
> > > > Some early photos Walt took.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.walt-n-ingrid.com/images/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=34&thumb=1
> > > >
> > > Nice photos. I was especially impressed with the very official
looking
> > > canopy with the list name on it. Nice. :)
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>



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