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Old 07-16-2009, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike1998XJ
Was that Video on Youtube of "Jimmy Hydrolocked" the actual footage of the event that caused this?
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I don't think it was. Jimmy's had fog lights and the one that we are talking about does not.
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I don't think it was. Jimmy's had fog lights and the one that we are talking about does not.
Ahhh good catch. Let's see if he replies, maybe the fog lights were a new addition. Gotta' fly for a few hours.
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My uncle thought that it was the TPS too, any btw that video wasn't of me. When I hydro locked it I didn't hit the water very fact, I just moved in slowly and then sank into the mud while trying to power through it.

Jamie57 mentioned something about WOT, I'm just assuming thats like peddle-to-floor, but I was too afraid to do that with the way it sounded

But heres a video of that the air intake valve is looking like:

(I was only letting off because my fingers were getting hot)

I'm going to head over to the autoparts store and get the computer checked out, then its off to work for 8 hours
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if you look at the jimmi hydroed the tires are different too. looks like a totally different jeep. Sounds like you have multiple issues there. Possible cogged cat, bad tps, not enough air getting in to mix with fuel, possible O2 sensor. ...

Get the codes read.

do you live in pa and what part??? Im in bucks county.. If needed I could come by and give you a hand if your not too far away.

Im definitely going to say that the head prognosis is not top on the list now that we sen its black smoke and not white...
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So I went to autozone and "attempted" to get my codes read..... turns out my serial cable isn't receiving power and they can't read anything

And I'm actually in Hatboro, not too far from Bucks County

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Old 07-17-2009, 02:09 AM
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used to work right there on jacksonville rd....the penn fastener building right there near town where they are redoing that old factory.... If you need help just let me know im up in quakertown near lake nocamixon and worked on mearns rd for a bit in ivyland ... only about half hour away.. drop me a note and if your intrested Ill meet u somewhere if you would rather not meet at your house..and we can see just whats going on with that heep ... dont worry cuz after you see mine youll think your driving a cadillac

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Ok if you cant get your codes read just unplug the TPS and it should act no different if its the problem.
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Ok so....which one is the TPS? the one lined up with the throttle?
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yes
its lined up with the butterfly
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Ok so I went out, and unplugged the TPS...and nothing happened. Just for the hell of it I unpluged the other two sensors I pointed at in the video....and nothing........ I can't imagine any of that is good
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Every day its getting harder and harder to start, yesterday 3 trys to get it running, today 4. Its slowly dieing and I don't know why
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It is getting full of carbon and your pugs are becoming fouled. Did you replace that O2 sensor yet. You had water still coming out of your tail pipe in your video. I can say with great certainty that sensor is shot from being wet.
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Ok, so where is the O2 sensor? I'm going to be so happy if thats the main reason
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Vaultzz, you said in another post that you solved the hydro lock issue. You want to tell us what was the cure? Just the O2 sensor or what?

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Originally Posted by Vaultzz
Ok, so where is the O2 sensor? I'm going to be so happy if thats the main reason
You have two. One in front of the cat and one behind on the exhaust pipe. The one in front is probably the one you will need to change because it is the one that determines fuel mixture, which is really rich now.


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