07-30-2004, 01:26 PM
heres my ordeal from a few weeks ago taken from my post on vortex.
All matters have since been solved... But I wanted to die that night too, i know what ya mean. Rain sucks. :lol:
"I had the WORST night last night/this morning.
Ok, to start off, Ive never driven my car long distances in hard rain before, its never given me any issues ever aside from the power stearing sometimes feeling like its going out when its wet out.
Well last nigth I was cruising down 95 towards richmond in a torrential downpour and I think to myself "hhhmmm" i wonder what my oil temps are, start clicking away at the MAF and WOW! My coolant temp is rising fast over 230 I turn the car off and roll to a stop under a bridge on the side of the highway to let it cool off. I look under my hood and shake the resevior to check the coolant level and OH LOOK, the thingy to tell me its low didnt have a good connection. I plug it in and low and behold, I need more coolant.
After its cooled off I try to make it to the next exit. Thats a no go, I turned the car off before it hit 230 and coasted to a stop. Its now 11:40 Time for a hike.
Without ANY clue of where the next exit is I take off on a walk to find coolant. 2 miles later I find a wa-wa and buy 2 gallons of coolant and start the walk back. By the time I get to my car Im tired, pissed, and soaking wet.
I pop the top and fill it up with a little coolant since it was a little low and start the car with the top off and heater on to make sure the water pump is running, everything works fine and she holds a constant temp and idle for 10 min.
Time to start driving again. I start off and am good for about 10 miles till I hit a HUGE part of the storm with water everywhere.... Begins to overheat again. Im now waiting for the roomie to come drive back with me and the rain to subside as Im 40 miles from home. She comes and we go to the gas station because shes low on gas (this is where it gets good).
We hit back on 95 and as Im monitoring my coolant temp I glance over at my gas guage. HOLY CRAP! IM LOW ON FUEL TOO! better get some at the next exit.... next exit..... where is the next exit? sputter sputter sputter.... Great, I just ran out of Gas
Get a ride to the gas station buy a 2 gal thing, fill it up, go back to my car in the downpour and fill the tank up with it, drive up to the gas station and fill the car up. By this time the rain has stopped and the overheating problem is gone. (It was caused by my power steering pump pulley and water pump pulley slipping).
As Im on the entrance to 95, my car begins to hate me for the hours of lights and hazards that it was on for and starts to dim its lights and sputter..... HELL NO B*TCH! I floor it in second and take off down 95. Finally made the rest of the trip home without a problem as the rain was gone.
Guess its time to get some new belts and adjust their tension. And to think... The whole trip was made to get me an ECU for her... this is how she treats me
TIME OUT missy, TIME OUT!@
"
All matters have since been solved... But I wanted to die that night too, i know what ya mean. Rain sucks. :lol:
"I had the WORST night last night/this morning.
Ok, to start off, Ive never driven my car long distances in hard rain before, its never given me any issues ever aside from the power stearing sometimes feeling like its going out when its wet out.
Well last nigth I was cruising down 95 towards richmond in a torrential downpour and I think to myself "hhhmmm" i wonder what my oil temps are, start clicking away at the MAF and WOW! My coolant temp is rising fast over 230 I turn the car off and roll to a stop under a bridge on the side of the highway to let it cool off. I look under my hood and shake the resevior to check the coolant level and OH LOOK, the thingy to tell me its low didnt have a good connection. I plug it in and low and behold, I need more coolant.
After its cooled off I try to make it to the next exit. Thats a no go, I turned the car off before it hit 230 and coasted to a stop. Its now 11:40 Time for a hike.
Without ANY clue of where the next exit is I take off on a walk to find coolant. 2 miles later I find a wa-wa and buy 2 gallons of coolant and start the walk back. By the time I get to my car Im tired, pissed, and soaking wet.
I pop the top and fill it up with a little coolant since it was a little low and start the car with the top off and heater on to make sure the water pump is running, everything works fine and she holds a constant temp and idle for 10 min.
Time to start driving again. I start off and am good for about 10 miles till I hit a HUGE part of the storm with water everywhere.... Begins to overheat again. Im now waiting for the roomie to come drive back with me and the rain to subside as Im 40 miles from home. She comes and we go to the gas station because shes low on gas (this is where it gets good).
We hit back on 95 and as Im monitoring my coolant temp I glance over at my gas guage. HOLY CRAP! IM LOW ON FUEL TOO! better get some at the next exit.... next exit..... where is the next exit? sputter sputter sputter.... Great, I just ran out of Gas
Get a ride to the gas station buy a 2 gal thing, fill it up, go back to my car in the downpour and fill the tank up with it, drive up to the gas station and fill the car up. By this time the rain has stopped and the overheating problem is gone. (It was caused by my power steering pump pulley and water pump pulley slipping).
As Im on the entrance to 95, my car begins to hate me for the hours of lights and hazards that it was on for and starts to dim its lights and sputter..... HELL NO B*TCH! I floor it in second and take off down 95. Finally made the rest of the trip home without a problem as the rain was gone.
Guess its time to get some new belts and adjust their tension. And to think... The whole trip was made to get me an ECU for her... this is how she treats me
TIME OUT missy, TIME OUT!@
"
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