Day out Off Road. Many pics !!!

4T5 · 12 Jul 2009 at 17:33

So it took me around 25 minutes to get there this morning & I was first there, I paid my 20 quid & told the Dude that I would be taking it easy as I had just got the Landy 2 weeks ago, Sure he said Enjoy yourself.

I wandered off around some rutts which the Landy took in it's stride & then I came across this BIG hole full of muddy water, Without hesitation I dropped in,

Got a part way across it & me Landy died.

The Landy filled up with water up to my seat/knees it was Ace.

This is me standing/crouching on the seat to get my batty out the water.

We seem to have had a small leak in the back as well.

This was the view out my window which I climbed out of & on to the wing, Then the bonnet, I slung a line across & hooked up the winch off the disco bottom shot & they dragged me out. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Not so fast !!! I turned the engine over & it just locked up. :eek:

So I tells the dudes I know **** all about Landys & they advised me, In short I popped the glow plugs out & turned it over shooting water out the head, Then I took the pipes off & drained the water out, The bottom of the cvooler was at such an angle the water was trapped. I had to take a pipe off the motor & use it as a straw sucking the muddy water into my mouth & spitting it out.

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(You may have to read that again to take that in

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So just as I was putting her back together my mates turned up Laughing.

I cranked her over & she started first ******** time for ***** sake. :eek:

So I let her tick over & then got back to it, Had a good few hours in the rutts & wandering around the site, Kin Perfect day.
I learnt a Heck of a lot today & came back Beaming. :cool:

The Guys from 3DS4x4 laughed saying "I thought you were taking it easy, Can't wait to see you going for it"

Gorgeous, Glorious Mud & Nathan Proper going for it, He takes No prisoners does Nathan.

Nathan entering the Pit of Death.

Stuck !!!

Got the Bob Tail tugging him out from the rear.

Here's the Bob tail, I should have got a better pic of it as it looks Great. Two tiny Young'uns in it.

3DS4x4 Disco, The Lads were Great, Winching me out, Lending me tools, Giving advice, Top Blokes who really look after you.

All in all a Fantastic day Off roading, I tested myself & my Landy to the point of Fail, I learnt a lot about my Landy & how to fix it & we bonded. When she fired up again for me it was like a Marriage.

Hxc · 12 Jul 2009 at 17:46

That's a preeetty major leak! hahaha awesome stuff dude.

TaKeN · 12 Jul 2009 at 17:48

That piccy is quite apt.. Back window 'Support our Lifeboats'

eXor · 12 Jul 2009 at 18:00

I'd die if I had to do that. I hate getting dirty.

Grad · 12 Jul 2009 at 18:35

Good on ya Malc

Moeks · 12 Jul 2009 at 18:36

You must have some major panel gaps to take in that much water so fast

Looks like you had great fun, it's something I would like to have a go at myself some day, normally I'm the sort of person that drives around pot-holes much less into lakes

Howard · 12 Jul 2009 at 18:39

Moeks said:
You must have some major panel gaps to take in that much water so fast

You try sinking a Jaguar or Merc into that much water and watch it fill up

Off roading is great fun, never gone to quite those extremes though :cool:

Moeks · 12 Jul 2009 at 18:43

Howard said:
You try sinking a Jaguar or Merc into that much water and watch it fill up

Off roading is great fun, never gone to quite those extremes though

Probably true yea

...I doubt you'ed start the Jag or 'modern' Merc with a straw, a spanner and 15 minutes of swearing after an ordeal like that

Howard · 12 Jul 2009 at 18:43

I think you'd probably be best off just weighing it in

jamief · 12 Jul 2009 at 19:14

It looks like Gollum is driving in the first pic!

zetec452 · 12 Jul 2009 at 19:16

Looks fantastic.

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4T5 · 12 Jul 2009 at 19:18

Cheers all.
I forgot to say that I found that hole in about 7 minutes.

Took me about 40 minutes to get it going again. This week I'll be sorting the snorkel out Myself & next time there the pit of death will be tackled First. :cool:

I'll kick my mate out to get vid as well.

SB118 · 12 Jul 2009 at 19:31

malc30 said:
This week I'll be sorting the snorkel out Myself ...

Good idea

Conscript · 12 Jul 2009 at 19:36

Has to be said, that does look awesome fun. It's nice to see 4x4s actually getting dirty rather than avoiding speed bumps in your local supermarket car park.

ironman · 12 Jul 2009 at 19:43

That looks bloody awesome

There is a pit like that in Luton and it's so tempting to get a Landy but I don't think the parents would put up with a muddy mess on their drive way!

Blackhawk47 · 12 Jul 2009 at 19:45

Crazy stuff and ha at the support our lifeboats badge, well spotted TaKeN.

Malc, did you really think it would be water tight using a bit of duck tape?

Slime101 · 12 Jul 2009 at 21:26

Looks like you had a fun day Malc but seriously, what did i say about the snorkle and checking it was all fully sealed?????

You are very lucky not to have done damage, in fact id be surprised you havent bent some of the valve pushrods...

TaKeN · 12 Jul 2009 at 21:35

Slime101 said:
Looks like you had a fun day Malc but seriously, what did i say about the snorkle and checking it was all fully sealed?????

You are very lucky not to have done damage, in fact id be surprised you havent bent some of the valve pushrods...

Conrods?

Slime101 · 12 Jul 2009 at 21:38

Bent everything tbh, with water being completely uncompressable. Ive seen plenty of bent valves from it though.

Dogbreath · 12 Jul 2009 at 22:57

Indeed. A badly fitted snorkel is worse than none at all.