navygz19 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Ok just got back from some wheeling and am pretty mad. We had a good amount of rain yesterday...thus, the local mud pit was chock full of the brown stuff (finally) I was there for about a half hour, was pretty rough on the Pathy (hit some spine-jarring ruts sideways while skidding through 5 inches of muck...nothing it can't handle tho) and when I left and accelerated from a stoplight, it felt like it mis-fired...pretty violently. It happened one more time closer to home, only not quite as bad. It was enough to get me thinking at least. Bad gas? I don't think so, I've had it in for 2/3 or a tank. Plugs? Water? I'm without words. Any insight is appreciated! Navy p.s. It was a good time, tho! Here's some pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 u need to get it dirtier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainman Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 May have something to do with your missing splash guard? I would check for wetness in the engine bay, around the plug wires and any control modules. Air filter OK? Fuel filter? (probably not as it is intermittent but you may have stirred up some junk in the tank that has impacted the filter) Otherwise And you had fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 yeah what they said, aslo, have u driven it since then and has it kept doing it sometimes things get wet and it does that, i had to let my rig dry cuzz it wouldnt stay runnin i had so much water under the hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsho90 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 when we went 4wheeling a couple weeks ago I somehow fouled a plug mine felt like I was pulling a lead sled but I got lucky and it was the #4 plug not dreaded #6 so cleaned it up with wd-40 and a lighter and check gap put'er back in and she was good to go.....and what others stated above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navygz19 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Thanks for the replies. I just got back and ended up driving it for about 30 mins...no issues what so ever. I'm not aure what happened...BUT (Trainman ) I AM missing my whole splash guard (waiting for my skids to ship) so...something may have been, I don't know, "affected." Only time will tell I guess! Oh BTW Fueler...I know it's not THAT dirty but then again< i wasn't there for that long. Next time...It's ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 i bet it got a little damp under the hood. my s-10 hates water crossings too. give it a few and after a few coughs it runs ok again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonianbrat Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 sly sounds like you either fouled out the electrical or the air filter got wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navygz19 Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 sly sounds like you either fouled out the electrical or the air filter got wet. I dunno about the air filter, the box was dry when I checked it after I got home. It drove fine again today. I'm interested to see if it happens again next time I go AFTER the skids are installed (it's all open down there now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMattie Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 You may want to check the seal on the distributor, if water gets in there in will carry on a fair bit. If out in the scrub nothing that a squirt of wd-40 cant fix, but be warned dont put the dizzy cap back on straight away after squirting, i have blown a cap to pieces before (not in the scrub though, that would have been a nightmare) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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