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4wheeling in the sand - 1/1/2006 5:19:21 PM    quontush   Posts: 88 Joined: 11/24/2005 Status: offline Just got back from a trip to the outerbanks, did some sand driving and a little bit of water... third to last water hole it sucked in water and stalled, so we had to take out all the plugs and fluch the water out, there was quite a bit of water in the engine, but we got it working well, i'll need to get new plugs and i got a new air filter already, but it was a lot of fun, see the pictures in the link http://photobucket.com/albums/d32/quontush/?sc=2 Post #: 1

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/1/2006 11:37:10 PM    Hanr3 Wheels & Tire Moderator Posts: 3523 Joined: 5/11/2005 Status: offline Nice pics. Time for a snorkle, eh? Looks like you had alot of fun. _____________________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." -President Ronald Reagan '87 S10-Blazer - SOLD '93 S10-Blazer 4x4x4 - Sons DD, engine swap is done. '00 S10-Blazer 4x4x4 - My (in reply to quontush) Post #: 2

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/2/2006 7:53:52 AM    RedBlaze Posts: 181 Joined: 7/29/2005 From: Atlantic, NC (eastside whats crack-a-lackin!) Status: offline I live in north carolina, where on the outer banks were you?? Were you down around ocracoke or did you go further north. (in reply to quontush) Post #: 3

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/2/2006 11:01:51 AM    quontush   Posts: 88 Joined: 11/24/2005 Status: offline i was in corolla (in reply to quontush) Post #: 4

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/2/2006 11:35:54 AM    Bojib Posts: 78 Joined: 11/21/2005 Status: offline Been down around the outerbanks a few times myself, always love it when we take a 4-wheel drive and do a little wheelin in the sand. It's definitely a change from the mud and rocks. Looks like you had lots of fun, even if you got things a little wet. I'm Jealous, I'm just stuck in boring ol Kentucky for now. (in reply to quontush) Post #: 5

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/11/2006 8:22:31 PM    HCCAFan   Posts: 146 Joined: 12/27/2005 Status: offline OMG! Are you kidding me? Sell your truck. I'm serious. I have lived in NC all my life and have been driving on the beach since I was old enough to reach the pedals standing up and the one thing any local knows is you don't combine anything you care about and salt water. If anyone else thinks about driving on the beach I firmly suggest you always stay above the high tide mark and wash your truck immediately after taking it even in dry sand. There is salt in the sand, so even rain water that collects in those puddles is salty and if you get in pure ocean water forget it. There's plenty of folk around who have a spare truck just to drive on the beach and even they won't take it in the water. (in reply to quontush) Post #: 6

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/11/2006 9:46:10 PM    swartlkk Posts: 15276 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline I agree, salt water can do horrible things to a vehicle. Hell, even the salt air is enough! _____________________________ Kyle- 04 Rainier My Restoration Projects Please Do Not PM for Tech Help (in reply to HCCAFan) Post #: 7

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/11/2006 10:29:15 PM    m00nwater Posts: 3269 Joined: 3/10/2005 From: Redbridge, but I now live in the 'shwa Status: offline Try living in Southern Ontario in the winter salty road capital of the world _____________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::::::: little girl in a big truck::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 8

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/12/2006 2:30:45 PM    HCCAFan   Posts: 146 Joined: 12/27/2005 Status: offline I've never lived in Ontario but I did live in Ohio for a winter and I get around the states quite a bit and I can assure you that salt from the beach is far worse. Not to mention that sand gets in everything and grinds away at stuff. Splashing in it is just asking for trouble. I'd rather give Magnus Samuelsson 3 good swings under my hood with a sledgehammer than splash through salt water. (in reply to m00nwater) Post #: 9

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/12/2006 10:19:13 PM    Paddle_grl Posts: 2951 Joined: 9/10/2005 Status: offline they use salt up there moonie? I find they only use sand the great UP...too cold er something for salt...actualy I think they just use it in the city...everything else is sand _____________________________ dirty girls rule!!!!! (in reply to m00nwater) Post #: 10

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/12/2006 10:56:55 PM    m00nwater Posts: 3269 Joined: 3/10/2005 From: Redbridge, but I now live in the 'shwa Status: offline Ya, SALT, SALT, SALT in the big smoke...back home in Northern Ontario it's all sand. _____________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::::::: little girl in a big truck::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (in reply to Paddle_grl) Post #: 11

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 1/21/2006 2:45:41 PM    4lowlife Posts: 1562 Joined: 12/29/2005 Status: offline Do they use that brine solution where you're at? (in reply to m00nwater) Post #: 12

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 2/2/2006 9:31:54 PM    TruckeeT2 Posts: 41 Joined: 2/2/2006 Status: offline I've done that in OBX, but no pics _____________________________ -Jimmy- 94 S-10 Blazer 4.3 CPI 4x4 http://www. myspace.com/firehemi (in reply to 4lowlife) Post #: 13

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 2/2/2006 10:04:16 PM    4lowlife Posts: 1562 Joined: 12/29/2005 Status: offline I've visited there once. When you were in Outer Banks, did you air down? I' ve seen sign warning that you must air the tires down. I was driving on an access road to the beach and came upon a dune. It was about 25ft high. I walked up it and saw two newer Durangos on the other side at the bottom. The one looked real stuck. Some people were coming up the hill and I asked what are those suv's doing. They said "The one Dodge attempted to drive up slowly and buried itself in the soft sand. The other one behind it cooked his transmission trying to yank his buddy out." I looked at their tracks they left behind and noticed the deep ruts. I figured with open diffs and a payload of family they were doomed to be stuck. I turned around and left. With no cellular phone service I wasn't about to do anything foolish, (i.e. have fun.) I got in my Impala and my wife and I backed out my dumb idea. and proceded to the ferry. Someday I shall return there and enjoy the view again. Hopefully I will have a powertrax installed and my wife there to convince me not do go up that dune. We'll see. :^) (in reply to TruckeeT2) Post #: 14

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 2/2/2006 10:36:07 PM    quontush   Posts: 88 Joined: 11/24/2005 Status: offline nope no air down for me (in reply to 4lowlife) Post #: 15

RE: 4wheeling in the sand - 2/20/2006 7:38:54 PM    Walleye Posts: 20 Joined: 2/18/2006 Status: offline Lol...I learned the hard myself. I lost my tool box and my tackle box to rust as I stored them in the back of my truck a few summers ago while doing the Altantic Ocean thing. I'm a freshwater fisherman from the Dakotas, what the hell do I know about saltwater and tides! It was a worthwhile advbenture, but was I niave. (in reply to quontush) Post #: 16

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