Southern California Club Xterra
Southern California Club Xterra => SCCX Xcursions => Topic started by: xtoolbox on August 06, 2009, 10:00:46 PM
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Should be a great run this time of year :)
Meet: 8/22 @ 10am
McDonald's
1796 E Lugonia Ave, Redlands, CA
http://local.yahoo.com/info-20947760-mcdonald-s-redlands;_ylt=AuGIXuo9vlSv8Xg.CqcKYoWHNcIF;_ylv=3?csz=Mentone%2C+CA+92359
Saturday 8/22:
Radford Truck Trail (2N06): ~ 8miles easy to Moderate, 2hrs
Starts on Easy dirt access road north of Seven Oaks , steep climb in places, narrow track gets more moderate with some great view spots long the way to Skyline Drive pass snow summit on 2n10. Exit toward moonridge and the lake.
Jacoby Canyon: 3 miles, easy to moderate, 1hr+
Mostly easy downhill, narrow canyon with trees, creek bed rocks, climbing up to a great high desert outlook. Ends at Hwy 18, we can take cactus flat out toward tip top mine area and the camping spots.
Group Camping: Juniper Pines of 2n64y and 2n01 Or Round Valley CG off 2n89y near the rose mine.
8/23: Heartbreak Ridge 2n61Y: 8 miles, Moderate to Difficult, 2hrs.
First part until the Pontiac sluice is mostly moderate but then turns into rock crawling in a narrow stream bed, steep climb up to Onyx Summit, back down around the other side looping back to the stream bed rock crawl again, back out the same way. Sliders, lift, off-road tires recommended for this trail.
Please post up if you're interested, have some other stuff in mind, etc.
Reference / GPS:
Guide to Socal Backroads and 4-wheel Drive Trails: Charles A. Wells
Jacoby Canyon #38 and others.
FRS Channel 8, Subcode 24
CB Channel 12
Brian
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I will be there for the Sat. run. Not sure if Me or the X are ready for Sundays challenge. I am lacking the lift and experience :-\
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Sounds like a great run, I doubt I will make it. :-[ I'll be home from work travel just 2 days in the next 4 weeks.
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Whoooo Hoooooo!
Trixie the Wonderdog, Noon, and their driver.
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This is a really fun trail. It's covered with trees, there's a tiny stream, and a really cool "squeeze" near the end of the trail. From the trail end you can look out east over the desert valley from some large rock structures.
Difficulty: Moderate, mostly easy but a bit steep and narrow in places. Suitable for stock 4x4 SUVs with high ground clearance. We're driving in the easy direction (east bound). Not much to worry about in the Xterra. Noon and I did this trail solo one day last year. We camped near the very east end at a very small campsite.
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I'm actually going to be in Big Bear City Friday-Sunday with Melissa and the fur-kids. We are staying in a friend
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Difficulty: Difficult. Trail includes narrow canyons, steep shelf roads, large boulders and sharp rocks. Not super difficult but fairly tough - right about where our trucks perform stock. Some aggressive stock vehicles (like the Xterra) with good articulation might get though, but tow-strap assistance will likely be necessary. I'll have my tow strap and winch.
Or a little push from your friends.
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(I was pretty stock back then and this was an optional rock garden with a by-pass on a different Big Bear trail)
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Count me in!!! Brian, Paul, Noon & Trixie I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again!!
This run can we do a Potluck dinner Saturday night? I will bring steaks/and or Bratwurst & buns for the whole group.
Mark
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Oh yeah I might bring some Coronita's!!!!
Since I'm known in this group, could someone bring some gas too? I like to cut it a little close...
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Brian, you thinkin of turning around after the rock stream bed just past the pontiac? It gets pretty steep/sloppy after that - will need lockers and clearance!
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Brian, you thinkin of turning around after the rock stream bed just past the pontiac? It gets pretty steep/sloppy after that - will need lockers and clearance!
I made it to the top without lockers. We had one X with us that was pretty much stock that made it.
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Yeah no problem meeting up on saturday for those up there. How about somewhere near the Seven oaks cutoff? What's a good spot with a parking lot?
For sunday there are other trails in area that we might run depending on what the group wants?
In the past Heartbreak could be done with some sliders and good tires, lift helps, there are a couple different lines. Not really stock friendly, but possible if you keep the momentum going on the loose/steep parts you shouldn't need lockers. Like to check it out, depending on the conditions (always changing) we can decided at the squeeze loop point who wants to try it or not, no pressure.
Brian
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I was thinkin of something else, I was out there with some others last month. Past the "pontiac" on the left the trail goes up canyon where there is a rocky streambed thats tricky stock wo sliders - but makeable. Past that the trail got somewhat difficult with ruts, rocks, and incline. I believe the Heartbreak ridge loop is before this!
I'll keep my $.02 in my pocket next time!
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Ok great, I'll find a spot around Seven Oaks near the starting point to meet the caravan. I'll monitor the CB and FRS channels to listen for you guys when you are getting close.
What time do you think the caravan will be at Seven Oaks, around 11:00AM? I want to make sure I am there when everyone arrives so you don't have to wait at all.
- Brian
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Amateur radio 146.520
Paul
KG6OAZ
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Just meet at Converse Ranger Stn. It's at the start of Radford...shows on every map...lot's o" signs.
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If anyone with club stickers for sale is going please bring me two. Also, are we going to be able to have a camp fire. If so, I will bring some firewood.
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If anyone with club stickers for sale is going please bring me two.
I won't be able to make this one. Mitch also has a supply of stickers, or if anyone else from San Diego is going we can meet before then and I can send some along that way.
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Count me in for Saturday. This will be my first run with you guys. Lookin forward to meeting eveyone. Are we still going to meet at that mcdonalds?
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As far as I know everything is still the same. Look forward to meeting you Troy.
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I am going to try for Saturday, be good to see everyone and meet some of the new members. My camping equipment is lacking as I am no longer single - :P
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I am going to try for Saturday, be good to see everyone and meet some of the new members. My camping equipment is lacking as I am no longer single - :P
". . . no longer single": Was that one of the 4 legal things you had going on last time we heard from you?
Sounds like congratulations may be in order? Hope all is well.
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I am going to try for Saturday, be good to see everyone and meet some of the new members. My camping equipment is lacking as I am no longer single - :P
Congratulations on being double. :D
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I think I can make this run. Finaly not going out in the desert for training. It will be nice to see everyone again. It has been a while for me. I may camp and leave Sunday morning not sure on that one yet.
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Thanks Frank and Paul for the congrats on being double but I will be three on this trip. ::) Hey boats, seems like last time I saw you we were doing Cleghorn - I remember us getting on two wheels - front left and rear right - and the rest of the day on three wheels it seemed. Hope you can make this one.
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I had nothing to do with the 2 wheeling. :p
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No you got me on three wheels alot though trying to follow you, the two wheels was a sharp right turn with a steep decent, I beleive Brian told me he saw a jeep roll over on that spot. I nearly did - a definent pucker spot.
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EVERYONE CAN WE DO A COMMUNITY POTLUCK FOR DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT???? PLEASE?????? Lets make a list of what people will contribute:
1. Mark Steaks/and or Bratwurst & buns...
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Thanks Frank and Paul for the congrats on being double but I will be three on this trip. ::) Hey boats, seems like last time I saw you we were doing Cleghorn - I remember us getting on two wheels - front left and rear right - and the rest of the day on three wheels it seemed. Hope you can make this one.
Yeah that was the last time we did a run. It was a great run to. I remember us getting on two wheels and wondering if I was going to roll or not. You remember when i hit the side of that burm? First battle wound for my X lol. I will be there for this run. See you there John
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Yeah that was the last time we did a run. It was a great run to. I remember us getting on two wheels and wondering if I was going to roll or not. You remember when i hit the side of that burm? First battle wound for my X lol. I will be there for this run. See you there John
mark I will bring paper plates and plastic knives and forks. Let me know how much of that to bring.
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1. Mark Steaks/and or Bratwurst & buns...
2. Trixie the Wonderdog - meat on a stick - I think it's Korean Barbecue time this trip.
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It bugs me alittle to see the words "meat on a stick" after the word Dog......
I am going to try to drive up Saturday if the GF is up for it.
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I can bring chips and sodas. How many are going to be there on Saturday night?
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It looks like there will be good sized caravan especially on Saturday. Unfortunately I will not be joining the camp/pot luck because I already have plans Saturday night with the wife. FYI, there is a chance for isolated thunder storms on Saturday according to weather.com, but Sunday will be sunny and clear. Will the potential t-storms change plans for this run?
This will be our first time up in Big Bear so I am really looking forward to this weekend. We are planning some hiking/running early Saturday morning and maybe a run on the Northern side of the lake on Sunday.
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I will be there saturday but I may leave Sunday morning depending on the difficulty of the trails on Sunday. Only mods I have are shrock skids minus trans. skid.
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Me and my wife are interested in the Saturday trip but I work nights (Sunday through Thursday) so we won
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You need a radio. :)
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Any plans to stop at the ranger station to get a campfire permit in case the campgrounds are full ?
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/fire/firerestrictions.shtml
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Me and my wife are interested in the Saturday trip but I work nights (Sunday through Thursday) so we won
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It bugs me a little to see the words "meat on a stick" after the word Dog......
I am going to try to drive up Saturday if the GF is up for it.
You missed the Korean set-up!
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Now it looks like 30% chance of isolated thunderstorms all weekend... :/
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Anyone heading back Saturday evening? I cant make Sunday this time around.
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1. Mark Steaks/and or Bratwurst & buns...
2. Trixie the Wonderdog - meat on a stick - I think it's Korean Barbecue time this trip.
3. Don&Denise-Potato Salad
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1. Mark Steaks/and or Bratwurst & buns...
2. Trixie the Wonderdog - meat on a stick - I think it's Korean Barbecue time this trip.
3. Don&Denise-Potato Salad
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Bummer! Looks like I'm gonna miss the "meatfest" and Paul's Korean BBQ this time. I have a triathlon this weekend (my first!) and will be swimming the murky waters of the Tijuana River... really looking forward to it!
Paul: Nicely done on the response above. If you could please post pictures of the BBQ and stuff... I appreciate it (torture--my stomach just rumbled!).
Take care, tread lightly and enjoy the grass and trees in Big Bear!
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i plan to return on saturday
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I will have my 9 year old Spencer, just in case something goes "pop", it will be good to have someone to follow down. I haven't been under my X in so long and I have not even put on my snorkel yet - really lagging here!
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you need to bring the X over so we can start cutting!
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Just got back from Tucson and it looks like I'll be able to make the trip. I can bring dessert for the Saturday night potluck, do we have a guesstimate on the # of people. Reading thru the thread I'm guessing somewhere around 10.
Will hook up the group in Redlands on Saturday.
Brian, I still have those stock rails from the top of my X if you're still interested.
Frank, I can come by and pick up those stickers if no one has done so yet.
Guy
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I will take a sticker. I can't camp now so John I will head out Saturday with you and Spenc.
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. . . . Frank, I can come by and pick up those stickers if no one has done so yet.
Guy
Guy, I sent you a PM. We can meet on Friday sometime.
I'll send the 5 stickers I have with Guy. They are $5.00 each, except for the one that is a little beat up, which is $4.00. I thought I had more here, but Mitch must have the rest. If you want one please bring exact change to make it easier for Guy. Thanks.
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Thank you Frank & Guy.
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I'm also gonna bring some corn on the cob to BBQ.
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I will also take one of those stickers if there are any left by the time I meet up with the group.
We are gettting ready to go in a few hours. I just have to pick up some stuff, finish packing and top off the fuel tank. Should I PM anybody my cell number? Paul, I have yours and I can give you a call around 11AM on Saturday.
- Brian
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All packed and ready to go. See ya all in the morning.
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See you all there in the morning.
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Hey guys I'm sorry I cant make it. I got really sick last night. I hope you all have fun. I will be on the next run.
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Hey guys I'm sorry I cant make it. I got really sick last night. I hope you all have fun. I will be on the next run.
:P get better.
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Great run guys hope Sunday was just as fun
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I had fun. It was nice meeting all you guys. Can't wait for the next run ;D
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So I got under my X today :o Lets just say I have gotten my moneys worth from my shrock skids. My oil pan skid has a nice bend now ;D I think I am going to place an order for my sliders on monday or tuesday from AJ's Off Road Armor. I was thinking of getting these (see linky) http://www.ajsoffroadarmor.com/G2_Xterra_SuperRails.html. What do you guys think?? AJ's sliders or Shrock sliders? Also does anyone know how I can get in contact with Alex the guy with the yellow 4x2? he left his hydration pack in my X.
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Doug! I remembered I left it in your truck only until I started back down the mountain. :( I'll send you a message. Thanks!
Great run! Good thing I caught up to you guys. Radford was a great trail, I took it on the way down as well. Can't wait to see the pics and stories.
Side thing: With the SCCX sticker, what material can you use to make it a window magnet? Are they just two thin sheets of magnets?
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Side thing: With the SCCX sticker, what material can you use to make it a window magnet? Are they just two thin sheets of magnets?
Office Depot sells flat magnets that can be run though an inkjet printer, probably perfect to make into an SCCX magnet. They're sold in the paper area.
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Gold Mountain was a lot of black diamond fun. We did run into a traffic jam with 19 Range Rovers/Land Rovers who were hung up on a nice section of trail. We lost an hour in that SigAlert waiting for them to clear. That trail is always a bunch of fun and it's right up to the limits of what our trucks are designed for. I shot some experimental video that came out pretty good. I need a couple move video cameras or need to work the scene a lot harder to capture the drama.
Camping Saturday night was great. A beautiful unimproved site out in the middle of no where. Lots of food - surprise we brought too much! - and plenty of chatting and star gazing.
Sunday we went up Heartbreak Ridge and made it though the "squeeze" before Brian's truck said it had enough and we had to turn back down. Lots of good tough black diamond action along that trail to be sure.
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All I have to say is WOW :o I had no idea my xterra was capable of going were we went. Thanks to Brian for another great run. Thank you to all that spotted for me. I will post our pictures soon.
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Just got back home, thanks for a great weekend and for spotting me along the trail. I'm already looking forward to the next Xcursion.
No problems with the X after Gold Mountain except for some reason my low tire pressure warning light didn't reset until be got back down to almost sea level. I looked underneath and saw some scrapes on the stock skids and frame, but nothing too bad. I wish I didn't plow bumper first into that rock though, but it will buff right out :P
I took Melissa up on a bunch of roads off 2N10 today so we could do some hiking and take pictures of the lake and mountains. Then we drove to the North side of the lake and walked along the paved path. There were some really nice views and we got some great pictures. I know she loved it up there because she was already talking about going back for another weekend on the drive home.
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Thanks Brian and everybody for a great run. I'm glad I was able to make it. The pot luck was AWESOME. I really enjoyed the huge campfire and especially sleeping in late and doing the full group breakfast buffet. You missed a good one Mark. I got home in time to fix the mother in-law's clogged sink. If you're familiar with the process you'll understand when I say it was quite disgusting.
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Waiting impatiently for pictures...
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Trust me. You would not want to see pictures of what I snaked-up out of that sink.
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OK Here are some pics from day one. Gold Mtn. I just wish I would of taken a picture of the apple dumplings that Guy made for the breakfast buffet. They were delicious.
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A few more.
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Had alot of fun, thanks to everyone for a great run - battery in camera died so thanks for pics.
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Thanks for the great run guys! I will definitely be out on the next run. I'll post up some of the pictures I got when I get to my laptop.
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Sounds like it was a good time.
Nice pics, Don.
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That was way too much fun! Will post up pics when I have the chance... soon. Brian, thanks for leading the trip. The food Saturday night was awesome! Thanks to all who contributed.
Frank, I sold all the club stickers so I owe you some money.
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Here are some pictures from Sunday. Heartbreak Ridge.
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Dang I should of stayed for day 2. That look like fun. I will have to hit that trail after the rear suspension is done :)
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Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing! MORE! MORE! MORE! ;)
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Yeah thanks to everyone that participated for the great times :)
Weather was nice & clear for the most part, trails fun, very interesting quite ghost campsite we found with views & tight creek side trail, fantastic meat cookout, beautiful starlight night that was warmer then predicted, great company & conversations all around ;D
My truck was running great all weekend until the cosmic forces of the heartbreak ridge rock garden squeeze suddenly caused the truck to sound anemic, idle very low (<500rpm) and stall out unless the RPMS where keep up past 1.5k while gassing. No CEL lights, checked out MAF, all the wiring on the plugs, etc everything looked normal. More we climbed the less power I had & more I had to gas it to keep from stalling. After we cleared the hardest rock garden sections near the start of the very steep shale part we headed back down since I had doubt I had the power to climb any higher and stalled about 5x in the rock garden. Still not sure what the problem was yet, on the way home I has lower on power even on the highway for about 30 minutes or so until about the 5k mark then things improved somewhat and by the time I got home it was almost back to normal. Almost like the computer or one of the sensors was on the fritz?
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Nice pictures Denise
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Yeah thanks to everyone that participated for the great times :)
Weather was nice & clear for the most part, trails fun, very interesting quite ghost campsite we found with views & tight creek side trail, fantastic meat cookout, beautiful starlight night that was warmer then predicted, great company & conversations all around ;D
My truck was running great all weekend until the cosmic forces of the heartbreak ridge rock garden squeeze suddenly caused the truck to sound anemic, idle very low (<500rpm) and stall out unless the RPMS where keep up past 1.5k while gassing. No CEL lights, checked out MAF, all the wiring on the plugs, etc everything looked normal. More we climbed the less power I had & more I had to gas it to keep from stalling. After we cleared the hardest rock garden sections near the start of the very steep shale part we headed back down since I had doubt I had the power to climb any higher and stalled about 5x in the rock garden. Still not sure what the problem was yet, on the way home I has lower on power even on the highway for about 30 minutes or so until about the 5k mark then things improved somewhat and by the time I got home it was almost back to normal. Almost like the computer or one of the sensors was on the fritz?
My Command Master Chief had a similar problem. He ended up taking it to the Dealer where they reset his computer or something to that effect.
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sounds like a mass air flow sensor issue it happend to me. Try swaping one in from another truck before you buy a new one.
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I'm glad to see Yellow was represented out there. Thanks Guy, Dan. ;D
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wwoooww, cool run guys!
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I'm glad to see Yellow was represented out there. Thanks Guy, Dan. ;D
And there was that other guy with a Yellow X who's name escapes me. He did the first half of Saturday's run.
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And there was that other guy with a Yellow X who's name escapes me. He did the first half of Saturday's run.
That guys name was Alex. Realy nice guy.
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That guys name was Alex. Realy nice guy.
Yeah, that's the guy. Thanks.
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Nice pictures Denise
Ah, I should have known. Sorry Denise, I earlier complimented Don on the great photos. In any event, they turned out nice,compliments to you both (or just Denise if Don had no part in it).
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Out of 300 or more pictures I might of taken 2, so she deserves the credit. She is really enjoying her camera. Paul and Dan were teaching her how to take pictures of the stars Saturday night.
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Looks like good times everyone.
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Nice pictures Denise
+1 well done.
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this sounds fun! Good opportunity for me to get to know a few of you.
jeff
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Hey Jeff, welcome to the club. This outing has passed, but keep an eye on the excursions board for future trips.