In 1982 or so a tractor rolled over in the apple orchard I worked in. The
drivers pulled it upright, straightened out the steering wheel, and pulled
it with another tractor until it started. They drove it into the garage
blowing blue smoke that smelled of antifreeze. Hell of a thing to do
during
harvest time. The foreman drove to Richmond (~200 miles) to get an engine
for it. Next day I had it running.
Earle
"jbjeep" <jbjeep@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> What they did after I rolled was 1) help me out and make sure I was ok.
> 2) turn the
> Jeep back over on its wheels. 3) pull the plugs and crank it over and
> blow the oil
> out. 4) verify what fluids leaked and that it was only because I was on
> my side at
> that point. I would have been ok at that point, except for the fact
that
> it broke
> the seal on the radiator and we had to keep putting water in it every
> little while.
> Oh, and 5) pull the fenders out where they were smashed into the tires,
> and 6) pull
> all the crap that spilled out of the Jeep back in it. Took months to
find
> all the
> tools that had been in the glove box, as the all fell into the area
under
> the dash. I
> blew blue smoke for a good part of the day too.
>
> How much you need to do depends on if it was a true roll, what side you
> laneded on,
> how long it was over for, etc. A gentle flop on your side doesnt
require
> much. A
> full on wheels in the air can be pretty bad on the engine.
> -jenn
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:07:12 -0700 (PDT), jerryg <Gregginn7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>>>It hasn't happened to me yet, but what was wondering what happens to
>>>your Jeep after a rollover on the trail. Once you get it winched back
>>>over is it good to drive right away? What things need to be looked at.
>>>What happens to all the engine fluids when an engine is tipped 90
>>>degrees? Just wondering. Thanks.
>>>
>>>Greg
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