Ramithepimp77

Hi well Im just gonna go right in to the story... 3 days ago my friends and I had plans to go up to the mountians to shoot off some ammo and do some wheelin. We headed up to our new fav place to go and started to go up the mountian. Darrick was in front of me in his 86.5 hard body and went down a trail so I followed. I ended up going through the whole trail even though he thought I wouldnt be able to. I bent my front plate and my power steering belt came off. I had to drive for a few with out power steering which pissed me off but while everyone was shooting David, Darrick, Bill, and I all took turns fixin it. After about 30 mins of us trying to find the last bolt we fixed it and we were on our way. I got in like a good hour of fun stuff. This was the last pic befor all went bad... We drove to an area with a HUGE puddle (which our buddy Pat told us NEVER to go through) So me being the brave little soilder said "Its not that bad" Mike put on my hip waders and walked through most of the spots that I told him to which was not as deep as the creek that I had went through a few weeks prior. So i decided to go for it. I went through 3 different sections of the puddle with no problem what so ever! I should have just gone home after that I guess On the forth run at it Mike told not to do it cuz it was deep and I still was like " Its really not that bad I went through a creek REMEMBER?" So I decided to at least stick close to the side so if somethin did happen I would be close enough to get out. I told BIll, also an owner of a Hard Body but its a 96, to get his truck close by just in case. I began to drive through the puddle when all of the sudden my Right side (pass side) fell in a huge hole that was in the puddle. Water began to pour in through the door so I instantly started to freak out. I was yelling for Bill to get his truck out there QUICK! At this time my engine was still running so I tried to back out. WASNT HAPPENIN! So I put it back in to drive and tried to get out again and that didnt work either. The engine then died! It took us about 45-50 mins to get my rig out. Darrick tried to pull from the back. That didnt work. Bill tried from the front. That didnt work. Then we got Bill and Darrick to try from the front and it finally came out. Water poured out of all the doors like crazy. My amp that was under my seat was freakin out so I pulled the fuse. We let my rig sit for a few then tried to start it up. Nothing was happening. It was turning over but it wouldnt actually start up. I finally rememberd that the ECU is under the pass seat and was under water for about 50 mins. I took out the seat real quick to get to the ECU. It was blinking red lights for a little before my horn started to go off and wouldnt stop. I pulled that fuse to HAHA! My rig never started up so we had to tow it around the mountian until I could coast down by my self. We eventually got it towed in to town cuz I didnt wana pay 175 bucks to get that thing home. He dropped off my rig and was about to leave when my friends mom yelled at him (the tow guy) the dispatch woman, the tow guys supervisor, and the supervisors supervisor for not takeing me ALL the way home like they said they would SO this is the guy loading up my rig AGAIN (notice the scenery change... I was kinda scared to ride with him after that. I spent the last few days cleaning the ECU just in case there was any life left was gonna squeeze it out! Tonight my buddy and I ran the "DIAGNOSTIC" thingy and no lights were doin anything so Im guessing the ECU is FUBARed!!! I called a place and they want $125 for a ECU they said WILL work. Is that good? Can I find one or less u think? Is there anything else I should check for also that might be broke? The engine wasnt really even in the water and my exsaust pipe was on the side that was facing jupiter haha. what ever you can help me with would be AWESOME guys I need you more than ever now cuz I wanna go out to Sand Lake with 88'. I wont be going through water like that ever again HAHAH Rami

I like it! Rami

Now that just makes me mad! You guys get so much more milage out of your rigs than I do. I only get like 180 or so and I dont know why. HELP HELP HELP! Rami

How would I be able to tell if I have a rear locker or what ever?

I need a new front passenger turn signal (in bumper) if anyone has one just lying around. If not where would be a good place to get it for NOT THAT EXPENSIVE. The junk yard by me doesnt have it anymore so I cried for a while and now Im here to ask you guys. If I cant find one I was wondering how much trouble could/would I be in if I were to BARROW a turn signal off another car and replace it with my old one that has a bunch of yucky stuff in it??? JK JK JK Rami

Hey everybody hows everyone doin? WELP Im gettin kinda worried about my rig. Every time I turn (or the weight shifts left to right NOT SURE if its steering related) I hear CLUNKS and little CRACKS. If I were to take a left turn and then turn left AGAIN I dont really hear the noises. This holds true with right hand turns also. If anyone has had this problem let me know please. RAMI

I replied to this one in the General Forums

Hey whats up? I was wondering if I could get headers and exsaust for my 89 SE??? I was talkin to this guy I know from work that seems to know alot about cars and he didnt know so now I have to come to you guys (which I should have done in the first place I am forever sorry). What kinds are there and what price range am I lookin at?

Either Sublime or Dr. Dre Chronic 2001.

Ya mine does that to. It gets on my nerves when Im goin down some bad roads or even offroading. I would like to get it fixed also but if I have to reaplace the whole thing I think I would much rather listen to the "clunks" Rami

I just did my alt last week and didnt have THAT much trouble. I had a little trouble getting the top bolt out cuz my fat hands so I had my cousin do it. The other bolts were kinda hard for me just cuz I couldnt see anything for a while. I was being lazy and didnt get the light out. I eventually got the light out and get the last bolt out at 8:50pm. The auto parts store closed at 9pm. Id like to take this time to thank Ryan (he drove to the auto store) for making awesome time on the road. So ya I dont know much about cars but the alt is kinda an easy thing. This next time Ill either be able to do it in a forth of the time OR ill go with that Qwest alt that 88 recomended. Rami

I wouldnt mind doin that either I just got to check how much it is and see how Im gonna fit that in with me buying my shocks, wheels, and tiers. I might have to wait a while!

Hi again guys. what is the difference between Rancho RS5000s and the Rancho RSXs??? I only know of people with RS5000 and they seem to like it BUT what aobut the RSXs?? Are they any good? YOU GUYS ROCK! RAMI!

GOD I LOVE YOU GUYS. What would I do with out YOUS GUYS?? Thanx Ill probebly Take it off than but not sure yet. Now I have another problem though.... I think I need new CV joints or soemthin. Everytime I turn or the weight shifts I hear/feel "Cluncks" and "Clicks". Is there any way to find out if that is really the prob for sure??? Rami

As a few of you already know I know very little about cars. Especially this one seeing how Ive had it for almost 2 weeks. So Im gonna try to explain this enough for you to under stand. Every time I get on a bumpy road I hear some squaks and rattling! I figured out it was a longer bar that streches across the width of the rig running right above my rear dif. Im pretty sure its called a sway bar but im not sure. The bolts on the sides of that (the long bar connects to 2 other smaller bars) are very loose. I dont know if those are supposed to be very loose or not. I would like to tighten those BUT I dont wanna tighten them TOO much or somethin and end up breakin somethin else. Thanks Rami P.S. If no one knows what I am talkin about I will post pics 2marrow after I get my camera back. Thnx

Ya you did an AWESOME job on those.

I think we got lucky. It only took a few minutes for my buddy to get the notorious #6 out. I had nothing to do with it though. I was gapping the plugs. maybe next time I will be fortunate enough to have a rough time too. LETS HOPE. All we used was my good ol' Craftsman set. I dont know if we even used an elbow. Ill be sure to let you know cuz it would be so much easier without the elbows. I think the BOWS look weird anyways.

Ya I just got an 89 and it seems to be having the same problem to I think. I only did the cap, roter, plugs, wires, and air filter. So I didnt spend that much on it yet. Im hoping I dont have to tons of money to fix the problem. The "puttering" wasnt happening befor I did that stuff but now it is and im scared haha. I will buy some one lunch if they can fix it for me. Maybe even a lunch AND a slurpee!!! :help: