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Ok it is near the end of the year so let's have a little fun so out with it. What was the coolest idea you had for a Bronco Mod. that turned into a total disaster? To start off here is mine (well ok one of mine).
In doing Mt. Blanca this year I ended up tearing off my rear axle breather tube. Being the master engineer that I am (ya right) I decided that I could one-up Ford. I plugged the original breather tube and screwed a 1/2" hose barb into the filler plug. Then I ran 5/16" gas line up to the front of the engine compartment and T'ed it into the front dif., then ran the hose up to the brake M/C and tie wraped it there with a cheap fuel filter on the end to keep crap from falling into my "protected" breathing system.
Then something really bad happened, I drove my Bronco across town to my G/F's house (with her in the Bronco of course) and I found out that I not only made the best darn dif-breathing system known to man and beast but also a really efficient GEAR OIL PUMP :banghead ! Which of course was blowing 90w gear oil all over my exhaust system. Boy did I stink up her parking lot when I pulled in, not to mention all the smoke that was following me down the highway... At first I thought all the smoke was coming from a diesel truck in front of me but when I pulled off the highway there was no hiding from it, I made an awesome cloud!!!
Ok I know that I am not the only bonehead out there so "share".
dc
In doing Mt. Blanca this year I ended up tearing off my rear axle breather tube. Being the master engineer that I am (ya right) I decided that I could one-up Ford. I plugged the original breather tube and screwed a 1/2" hose barb into the filler plug. Then I ran 5/16" gas line up to the front of the engine compartment and T'ed it into the front dif., then ran the hose up to the brake M/C and tie wraped it there with a cheap fuel filter on the end to keep crap from falling into my "protected" breathing system.
Then something really bad happened, I drove my Bronco across town to my G/F's house (with her in the Bronco of course) and I found out that I not only made the best darn dif-breathing system known to man and beast but also a really efficient GEAR OIL PUMP :banghead ! Which of course was blowing 90w gear oil all over my exhaust system. Boy did I stink up her parking lot when I pulled in, not to mention all the smoke that was following me down the highway... At first I thought all the smoke was coming from a diesel truck in front of me but when I pulled off the highway there was no hiding from it, I made an awesome cloud!!!
Ok I know that I am not the only bonehead out there so "share".
dc