Illinois Gulch trip report V2

[AceMobius]

Well it wasnt as big as a turnout as the last trip to Illinois Gulch, but nonetheless it was still a blast, for two of us at least. Unfortunately for JK Owner he had to get towed out at the trail head, Im sure he will post the results of that catastrophe, so Ill leave that for him. Trailsnail and myself however kept going on and hit a few nice trails while there was still time left, and yes, the weather was awesome, allot better than what I heard was going down in the Springs.

P.S. Sorry the pictures are so small guys, all I had was my camera phone and it wouldnt take them any bigger

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/ace_mobius/Photo-0101.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/ace_mobius/Photo-0097.jpg
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[JK Owner]

was a good time while it lasted. But the gremlins decided to join us. Not sure what is wrong with the jeep. Have it at the dealer at this time to see what went wrong. Will post more info when i get it.

[trailsnail]

Sorry the pictures are so small guys, all I had was my camera phone and it wouldnt take them any bigger

That was why I said to use my camera. Anywho, sorry it has taken me a day to post up, but the trip was fun and filled with trouble shooting. Don't know what happened to JKOwners jeep yet, but hope it isn't too bad. It started as a good day at the beginning, until we realized one of the jeeps had some issues. As it turned out, too much water is bad for a motor, and a little bit much had gotten sucked into a certain motor. In the morning we got to play some on the way up to Moab Hill, and then later on, after JK's jeep got gone, Ace and I played on some of the other roads. It was a nice day of exploring. Anyways here are a couple of pics, and a link to the usual.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w106/trailsnail/Jeep/Illinois%20Gulch%202%20May%2009/DSCN0263.jpg
This results in this,
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w106/trailsnail/Jeep/Illinois%20Gulch%202%20May%2009/DSCN0275-1.jpg
Which leaves some very unhappy campers.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w106/trailsnail/Jeep/Illinois%20Gulch%202%20May%2009/DSCN0274.jpg

The rest of the pictures are here.

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w106/trailsnail/Jeep/Illinois%20Gulch%202%20May%2009/

[AceMobius]

oh, Speaking of the Gremlins, after Trailsnail took off I decided to head back up the hill and go hit the mud pit, of course Chris had the bright idea for him and Brian to stand right next to the mud pit as I drove by at about 20, I think I laughed up until they climbed into my Jeep and covered the seats with enough mud to cover a semi, oh and I had the last bad luck to crack my small lights on my bumper, and one of my KC Fog lights, since I already had them on they were running really hot, once they hit the mud they just went, sucks but I got a warrenty on the small ones, and the KC's are gonna be like, 10 bucks to replace the lens

[Halftrac]

Did he hydro lock the motor and bend or break a rod?

[ColoFreeJeeper]

Looks like y'all has a good time (well, mostly.) My little group had a blast up in Frosty Park and Eagle Rock. The ice and snow are melting nicely. Sorry, no pics.

[AceMobius]

Did he hydro lock the motor and bend or break a rod?

I dont think its that bad, but we will wait to see what his results are from the dealer I guess

[04jeepguy]

sounds like you all had fun. lake george trip was fun have to go back up next weekend with some help but other than that all is good.

[trailsnail]

I dont think its that bad, but we will wait to see what his results are from the dealer I guess

Make sure you let us know, I feel sorry for you.

[MoyMch]

Hydro locked motor sounds bad. I hope you didn't get raped by the dealer. What was the outcome?

[JK Owner]

still have not haerd back from them yet. As soon as I know something, i'll post for all to see. Don't think it hydrolocked, still ran but sounded like a diesel.

[JK Owner]

well, heard back from the dealer. Sounds like they have to replace the engine. NOTE: water and engine don't mix LOL. Fortunatly my insurance is gonna cover it. Just gotta pay the deductible.

[ColoFreeJeeper]

well, heard back from the dealer. Sounds like they have to replace the engine. NOTE: water and engine don't mix LOL. Fortunatly my insurance is gonna cover it. Just gotta pay the deductible.

Wow, that blows. At least you're not out too much. Are they paying for a rental?

[AceMobius]

well, heard back from the dealer. Sounds like they have to replace the engine. NOTE: water and engine don't mix LOL. Fortunatly my insurance is gonna cover it. Just gotta pay the deductible.

Wow, too bad we didn't know right then, could have gone till we made the engine blow up or something lol, but yeah, at least the insurance is taking care of it, invest in a new cold air intake as well

[trailsnail]

well, heard back from the dealer. Sounds like they have to replace the engine. NOTE: water and engine don't mix LOL. Fortunatly my insurance is gonna cover it. Just gotta pay the deductible.

Holy Sniky, WTF did they say is wrong with it? That have got to be smoking some good stuff to be doing that. I swear there was still puddle left after you went through. How long is it going to be before you get it back?

[JK Owner]

probably won't get iot back until next week. Waiting for the adjuster to look at it. And no they are not paying for a rental. I guess i forgot to add it to my insurance when i got it.