First time off roading... badd smelll help!
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First time off roading... badd smelll help!
so i went mudding for the first time 3 months after i bought my jeep lol i have a many trany so its really hard on the clutch...
so basically at some points id rev till 3 or 4 and let out the clutch in order to not roll down, as well as going thru mud pits the front of the hood started to smoke? and i started to smell like a burning in the car?
is this okay for the first time off roading?
so basically at some points id rev till 3 or 4 and let out the clutch in order to not roll down, as well as going thru mud pits the front of the hood started to smoke? and i started to smell like a burning in the car?
is this okay for the first time off roading?
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you are probably smelling burnt clutch smell. Thats the jeeps way of telling you to lighten up on the left foot...Don't do it to often or you'll fry the clutch. Maybe some practice on some easier terrain and little mud..you'll get it. The "smoke" from the front as you went through the mud was most likley steam..unless it's still smoking I wouldn't worry too much about that. Just put it in gear and go..you'll be amazed. In 4 lo you most likely wont even need to push the gas, just let off the clutch totally and it will move. Practice and patience and maybe a new clutch down the road and you'll be fine..
Not a good thing, like Benny said you shouldn't have to use the skinny pedal to much in 4 low.
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Take it easy on the skinny pedal! Keep sidestepping the clutch at 3-4k rpm, and you'll be in the market for a new clutch real soon... Find some low grade hills or trails and learn how to time your clutch/accelerator so that it engages smoothly.
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You have a 2010 which has hill start assist. Don't worry about rolling backwards. HSA holds the brakes for a few seconds to avoid the roll back issue associated with a manual tranny.
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okay sweet! well the problem prolly was that i was in 4 h didnt think i need the 4 L, but yeah thats sweet thanks a lot for the responses il practice. as well as i opend my hood a few days after mudding and to my surpise my clean new engine was COVERD!! is this bad? 
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Mud will destroy the components of your jeep almost as fast as a heavy right foot and lack of common sense. That doesn't mean that you need to fear it, just accept that getting your rig muddy means that you will have to find a way to get that mud off...and taking it off the bottom of your rig is more important than taking it off the sides and hood.
Start by using the pressure washer at your local car wash. Wash the mud that you can see. Then kneel down next to your rig, and wash the bottom of it as best you can with the pressure washer. This means the inside of the wheels, the axles, the coils, the springs, the bottom of the tub, the frame, the cross-members, the control arms, you name it.
Unless you have a lifted rig on some seriously big tires or are on a creeper underneath your Jeep, this still won't get all the crud off. Step 2 (for me at least) is driving home and putting a sprinkler underneath your Jeep. I like the type that waves a series of stream back and forth continuously. The mud softens up when wet, and the repeated sprays of water will wash away most of it. Move the sprinkler around to make sure that all the various sections of the undercarriage.
Start by using the pressure washer at your local car wash. Wash the mud that you can see. Then kneel down next to your rig, and wash the bottom of it as best you can with the pressure washer. This means the inside of the wheels, the axles, the coils, the springs, the bottom of the tub, the frame, the cross-members, the control arms, you name it.
Unless you have a lifted rig on some seriously big tires or are on a creeper underneath your Jeep, this still won't get all the crud off. Step 2 (for me at least) is driving home and putting a sprinkler underneath your Jeep. I like the type that waves a series of stream back and forth continuously. The mud softens up when wet, and the repeated sprays of water will wash away most of it. Move the sprinkler around to make sure that all the various sections of the undercarriage.
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Mud will destroy the components of your jeep almost as fast as a heavy right foot and lack of common sense. That doesn't mean that you need to fear it, just accept that getting your rig muddy means that you will have to find a way to get that mud off...and taking it off the bottom of your rig is more important than taking it off the sides and hood.
Start by using the pressure washer at your local car wash. Wash the mud that you can see. Then kneel down next to your rig, and wash the bottom of it as best you can with the pressure washer. This means the inside of the wheels, the axles, the coils, the springs, the bottom of the tub, the frame, the cross-members, the control arms, you name it.
Unless you have a lifted rig on some seriously big tires or are on a creeper underneath your Jeep, this still won't get all the crud off. Step 2 (for me at least) is driving home and putting a sprinkler underneath your Jeep. I like the type that waves a series of stream back and forth continuously. The mud softens up when wet, and the repeated sprays of water will wash away most of it. Move the sprinkler around to make sure that all the various sections of the undercarriage.
Start by using the pressure washer at your local car wash. Wash the mud that you can see. Then kneel down next to your rig, and wash the bottom of it as best you can with the pressure washer. This means the inside of the wheels, the axles, the coils, the springs, the bottom of the tub, the frame, the cross-members, the control arms, you name it.
Unless you have a lifted rig on some seriously big tires or are on a creeper underneath your Jeep, this still won't get all the crud off. Step 2 (for me at least) is driving home and putting a sprinkler underneath your Jeep. I like the type that waves a series of stream back and forth continuously. The mud softens up when wet, and the repeated sprays of water will wash away most of it. Move the sprinkler around to make sure that all the various sections of the undercarriage.
