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2100, Yeh just a little bit. Im not sure any tire would have stood a chance. Lol
I hope you figure the escape out quick. I had a 96 Eddie Bauer Bronco I was going to buy in 04 but on the test drive the blower motor went bad and filled the cab with smoke. I thought it was going to burn down but we popped the hood and pulled the battery and it all simmered down pretty quickly. I ended up not getting it but it was a really easy fix. Hopefully your fix will be something simple too.
Anyway driving back from in-laws last night. Stopped to get gas and when started up, the escapes mystery noise was super loud until I started to move and gave it a little gas. Later hopped off the interstate to get food, sitting at a light turning back onto the interstate, rpms dropped and thought the escape was gunna die, twice. Then I get a call today my wife got to work and said something smelled like it was burning. Didn't describe what kind of burning but a coworker walking by could smell it too... so yippee for me. Told her to just keep an eye when driving home and if anything looked funky to pull over and get out.
Ran to harbor freight to pick up a stethoscope. Going to pin point this mystery noise. I'm thinking either water pump related or power steering (it just started acting up and I had to top it off about 2 weeks ago). Fingers crossed it's something simple and that somehow the burning smell is related and fixed along side that. Who knows lol but truly can't complain cz it's been problem free for the last 80xxx miles it was bound to catch up
I hope it's a pump. Does it smell like caramel popcorn? LOL. When my WP was leaking, it smelled like caramel corn when it got hot.
Ok sorry if this seems really stupid but it's just an idea. Since my water pump is belt driven and isolated... could I remove the belt, start the car, let it idle for no more than 1minute and then shut it off without causing harm? I should be able to correct? No load on the engine, High is 26 tomorrow. And if I don't hear the noise anymore that would clue me in that it's the water pump right? I noticed she was a bit low on coolant. Probably > 1/4" below the cold line
Power steering pump is a pain to gain access to so I'm trying to rule out the water pump first. Burn smell was faint when I got into the car. Smelled worst right above center of engine... plastic-y/electronic smell... can't zero it in yet. Going to let it cool down and see if I can get the smell strong again tonight.
Sorry if I'm boring some people with the escape problems... it's a good place to vent lol
Idling the vehicle for a short period without the water pump turning will cause no harm at all, and would be a good way to eliminate or identify it as culprit, in my opinion.
Idling the vehicle for a short period without the water pump turning will cause no harm at all, and would be a good way to eliminate or identify it as culprit, in my opinion.
Originally Posted by jprevat
Won't hurt it at all. May be a pulley or bearing is toast.
Thanks guys just wanted to make sure I wasn't overlooking something simple and end up doing more harm than good lol never hurts to ask first!
And yeah JP that's kinda what I'm thinking a pulley or bearing
I'm feeling you on the "Escape problems". My trans is now built, sitting on my Buddy's bench. Waiting for his guy to come back and install it is all now.
Sooooo, just for the record, the 4WD CD4E is so close to the 2WD CD4E, but it just doesn't work - the final drive ratio is off. The reason I had no reverse was the forward/direct drum snapped in half, and the final drive teeth were stripped. I hope he saved parts so I have some memorabilia, lol. That SOB was locked right up.
, so I thought I'd give them a try. First, because I've never experimented with them, and second because if they worked, then giddy-up! (And third, I could send them back if they sucked.)
Well, the good news is they are indeed much brighter, and looked *really* good in the L headlights. I also wouldn't blind anyone. The bad news is the pattern is terrible. I installed the LED bulb in the right headlight, and left the halogen in the other for direct comparison. The pic below is the tightest pattern I could get, and with the vertical dispersion, foreground lighting was off the charts, diminishing distance visibility. I also couldn't raise them up, because then the high-beams would only be useful for signalling aircraft (and then I *would* be blinding oncoming traffic with the lows). As they set, the LED high-beam matched the halogen pattern and location almost perfectly. (No pics of the high beams.)
Trying to adjust the pattern by rotating the bub in the housing:
LMAO..... I sat there looking at the lights on your garage wondering what the hell you were talking about. DOH! Then I looked at the garage door. **Facepalm**
