Burning popcorn smell?
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 5:47:41 PM
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Rp9110
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Just went outside and was able to get it in and out of 4wd lo, so I'm not worried just going to watch how fast I'm going next time when I have 4wd on.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 5:52:44 PM
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Zasder
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In 4LO you should NEVER go faster than 10-15mph
4HI shouldnt be going 40+ either
(you can in 4HI, but if your in 4x4 that usually means the road conditions are nasty and you shouldnt be going that fast anyways!)
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 5:57:05 PM
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Rp9110
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Wow, someone definetley told me wrong. Never going to be moving that fast in 4wd again then. I guess I'm lucky my 4wd still works then. I was also being an idiot and trying to get my blazer up my drive-way without paying attention to how hard I was on the gas.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 6:33:23 PM
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Zasder
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Just a little hint next time,
If you smash the gas, your tires will start digging a hole in the snow...
Try crawling up your driveway slowly
Thats how most people get stuck offroading, they try to get out superfast! and actually dig themselves into a deeper hole...by just crawling slowly youll gain traction
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 7:35:59 PM
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Is that what you did when you went wheelin with that jeep, gettin stuck in that two inch rut?
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 7:58:40 PM
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Zasder
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Yea thats how i learned...hahah! LEarn best from experience!
(and having a better set of tires)
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 8:12:33 PM
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ik burnt tranny fluid smells like burnt toast kinda idk if u'd be able to smell it in the cabin tho usually u can only tell if u pull the dip stick out. could possibly be burning rubber as i've done that b4 goin up an icy hill and i was basically doin a burnout up the whole thing had to make 3 runs at it to finally get up (i tried goin slow at first but didnt work and 4wd doesnt work for me)
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 8:37:38 PM
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My buddy was telling me it was either my gears or burning up t case fluid. I was practically doing a huge burnout trying to gain traction but I don't think it was rubber I smelled.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 10:33:07 PM
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My guess would be burning rubber if you were spinning the tires that fast and not going anywhere. If your 4wd still works fine and everything I couldn't imagine what else it would be. How steep is your driveway that you have to hit it at 30mph with 4wd???
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/12/2008 10:58:41 PM
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Hmmmm, burnt popcorn. This wasn't a sulphur smell was it, maybe from over fueling and loading up the cat converter?
Check for the smell tomorrow before and after driving normal.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/13/2008 4:57:17 AM
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Yeah, I'll look for signs when I'm driving. But when I went to check out my 4wd the smell didn't come back and the smell went away after i mashed the gas going up the driveway. The main reason why I was mashing is because I paniced and didn't want hit my brick mail box behind me.
Here is a pic of my blazer in the driveway, it isn't that steep.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/13/2008 7:12:41 AM
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wow the way u were describing it it sounded like ur driveway was wayy steeper thats like nothin how do u not get up that at 30mph in 4wd? musta been glare ice
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/13/2008 9:02:11 AM
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Probably just from driving too fast, I kept sliding when I was going slow my driveway was glazed thick as hell. I almost busted my ass a couple times just getting in and out of it. I was almost going up my front yard and then when I was sliding back I was getting close to my brick mailbox. Putting salt down today though, because its 33 degrees raining and it'll probably freeze over.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/13/2008 10:37:30 AM
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gocartone
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Wow you need to just go up it ALOT slower! take your time and don't mash the gas! The way you were describing it it sounded like it was a steep driveway with alot of snow not a small incline and ice. How long is it? Go at it with enough moment to make it and be very lightly on the gas so you don't spin the tires. No matter how hard you try your never going to catch traction on the ice.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/13/2008 3:39:46 PM
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I have to say I am very shocked to see that your driveway is no steeper than a curb. It must have been some serious ice.
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RE: Burning popcorn smell? - 2/13/2008 4:30:03 PM
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Zasder
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quote:
ORIGINAL: willjones
I have to say I am very shocked to see that your driveway is no steeper than a curb. It must have been some serious ice.
and some better tires!
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