Ice Block Explorer

[welderdude74]

Well today we having a nice all blizzard, so I get up early and take the wifey to work (26 miles 1 way) drop her off and head for home. Well on the home the finger drifts had started not a big deal. Well the time come to leave to go pick her up and it snowing harder and winds picked to 40 or so, so I go hit the hwy and finger drift are now a foot to sometime 3 feet deep and spanning both lanes. Well get wife and head for home and get 5 miles down road truck start acting funny no power, belt slipping and shit, so I just keep going kinda nursing it along. I just about get home now and try slowing wont slow down well it does just revs up, well shit throttle cables froze. I get home pop hood and hole engine bay is a giant ice cube cant even find the dip stick to check oil . I thought this was so funny I would share it

 

[CHKNFKR]

Hope you got a garage to park it in to thaw it out

 

[ashleyroachclip]

I wonder how you can get the engine compartment to freeze up with the engine running?

 

[Robert_1967]

PICTURES, we want pictures..... got to see this.......

when it's really super cold out, the engine can't make enough heat to over come the freezing, plus when he was driving through the drifts, it was all getting stuffed up in to the engine bay..


Robert

 

[Andres629]

 

[Hahnsb2]

I've seen engine bays packed with snow before, I got enough in mine to stop the clutch fan from spinning.

 

[4.0B2]

how do you see this and have this happen and not take pics? come on man, some of us are from Mississippi and have never seen real snow or ice before! lets see it

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I've seen engine bays packed with snow before, I got enough in mine to stop the clutch fan from spinning.

Right after he got it, dad snuffed out his F-350. The snow was contoured to the bottom of the hood, and the snorkel on the air filter (carbed 400) couldn't get any air.

 

[ashleyroachclip]

Well I call bull shit.
I spent 6 hours yesterday in 2 foot of snow with 4 foot drifts, and the engine bay never packed with snow.
If your engine is anywhere near operating temperature it will be 190*
That is a long way from 32* which is freezing.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Well I call bull shit.
I spent 6 hours yesterday in 2 foot of snow with 4 foot drifts, and the engine bay never packed with snow.
If your engine is anywhere near operating temperature it will be 190*
That is a long way from 32* which is freezing.

He was busting a drift the same height of the hood and several truck lengths long.

1980 F-350 with the D50 front axle that acts like a snow plow and tons of room around the engine in the engine bay.

 

[Robert_1967]

Well I call bull shit.
I spent 6 hours yesterday in 2 foot of snow with 4 foot drifts, and the engine bay never packed with snow.
If your engine is anywhere near operating temperature it will be 190*
That is a long way from 32* which is freezing.

Wait till your out in drifts when it's single digits, or minus, then you will see it get packed in there.

When I was driving big truck, I use to have to beat show and ice out from under the truck and trailer because it was making me too heavy to cross the DOT scales.




Robert

 

[ashleyroachclip]

under the truck and trailer is valid , but not around the engine...
Snow pack around a dana straight axle is no where near the same as a TTB, that is truly a plow.
I am a stated non believer until you can produce the pictures .

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

under the truck and trailer is valid , but not around the engine...
Snow pack around a dana straight axle is no where near the same as a TTB, that is truly a plow.
I am a stated non believer until you can produce the pictures .

'92 4x4 Explorer's are TTB...

 

[Hahnsb2]

under the truck and trailer is valid , but not around the engine...
Snow pack around a dana straight axle is no where near the same as a TTB, that is truly a plow.
I am a stated non believer until you can produce the pictures .

It happens.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

under the truck and trailer is valid , but not around the engine...
Snow pack around a dana straight axle is no where near the same as a TTB, that is truly a plow.
I am a stated non believer until you can produce the pictures .

It happens. Come snow wheeling with me one time.