Topic: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep

[chardrc]

i have heard of burning cow pies before.. what got me was using the stick as a plug wire. it actually working was amazing but i cant follow the thought process.

1. ow spark plug wire insulation has failed so its arcing to the ac bracket.
2. A. Bill thinks ow lets cut the wire put a stick in there then insulate it with a hose and tape.
2. B. why not just use your tape and hose to insulate the current wire and use the perfectly good conductive wire rather than a stick. 

using antifreeze and whatever powder it was to start the fire was pretty cool.

[neale_rs]

Discovery blocked the full episode videos that were on youtube.  I wonder it the guy will upload this third episode...

[Jeffy]

Discovery blocked the full episode videos that were on youtube.  I wonder it the guy will upload this third episode...

If youtube finds too many illegal uploads, they close your account.

[FourbangerYJ]

i have heard of burning cow pies before.. what got me was using the stick as a plug wire. it actually working was amazing but i cant follow the thought process.

1. ow spark plug wire insulation has failed so its arcing to the ac bracket.
2. A. Bill thinks ow lets cut the wire put a stick in there then insulate it with a hose and tape.
2. B. why not just use your tape and hose to insulate the current wire and use the perfectly good conductive wire rather than a stick. 

using antifreeze and whatever powder it was to start the fire was pretty cool.

That is what I was thinking on the spark plug wire. They could have done just as you said, but I guess that would not make good TV.
Same thing for the throttle cable breaking.
I am sure the enviro crazy people loved when Bill pissed in the river. 

[FourbangerYJ]

Anyone else think it was odd they had a triple snatch block setup in the Jeep from the start? Sounds staged...

[Jeffy]

Well, I'm watching the show right now.  WTF was he cutting up the spark plug wire for?  He had tape, so why not just tape it up?  OK, I know the real answer was to show what could be done McGyver style.

I think the chains were on just in case the Jeep rolled back.  I'm sure they're flying the jeep out a day or two before the arrive.

I do like the potassium and antifreeze trick though. Lowering the Jeep was cool but they could have backed it down with the winch as well.  WTF was Bill freaking out?  There were no legs on that lizard and he was spitting up before it even went into his mouth.  I don't see why they keep driving in the water though.  The sand bars look to be solid enough.  The throttle cable fix was pretty good too.

[FourbangerYJ]

The latest was pretty good. What a amazing country!
When they first showed the eggs, my first thought was good way to fix a rad leak. Sure enough.
I liked the idea of using the ammo can and sand/gas mix for a fire box. Not sure how long it would burn but I had not seen that before.

[neale_rs]

These comments make me want to see this third episode.  The good thing is that it is supposed to start airing here in Mexico pretty soon, translated into Spanish.

[Jeffy]

I wish Bill wasn't the poster boy for an American Tourist.  Ep4 is the Atacama Desert in Chile.  Awesome place.  That's where the Dakar ends.

Ep4, they could have figured out west with his watch hands like he did in Ep1 or 2.

Bill's also an idiot getting stuck in that sand bowl when they didn't have to.  Then he does the Homer Simpson and tries to use more throttle to get out.  Asian guy who doesn't like tea either.  Maybe if it was made from steak he'd like it?

The rear diff breather was setup!  Bill pulls the 'breather hose' from behind the brake booster.  It also looked like they set up the fuel line with a disconnect.  There was some chrome fitting rather then the black plastic and the PITA connector.

Does the engine seem to sound like a small diesel to anyone else?  4th gear 'pegged' sure didn't look like it was more then 5400 rpm.  I also like the heaving breaking down when they stop on the sand.   

I could have done without the driving naked.  They should have slept during the day and ran at night like most normal people would.

The smartest thing they did was pull the rear seat and use it as a camp side sofa. 

I think I like this episode the best so far.  Ok, some stuff was setup but they were completely out of left field like the axle break.

[FourbangerYJ]

Looked like food grade tube for a breather.
I have noticed in every episode that the motor sounds diesel like. But when they popped the hood it had spark plugs.

They had to had a water source with all the sweating they were doing while naked...man that sounds bad. 
I am sure this is made for entertainment VS. true reality.

[Wheezer]

I, too, get the feeling that a lot of the situations are contrived for "good TV". However, they do come up with some very creative fixes. I find myself filing some tricks away for future use. Which I'm sure is the whole point of the show.

Wheezer

[dwtaylorpdx]

The latest was pretty good. What a amazing country!
When they first showed the eggs, my first thought was good way to fix a rad leak. Sure enough.
I liked the idea of using the ammo can and sand/gas mix for a fire box. Not sure how long it would burn but I had not seen that before.

I read that's how the japanese soldiers that were on Okinowa and some of the south sea islands cooked during WWII Gasoline in sand in a ammo or other can to contain it...

Dave

[aka-justin]

I watched episodes 1-3 on discovery.com and it seems fairly interesting. Like everyone else, it's nice to see the scenery, the MacGyver like fixes, and the odd ball obstacles... but honestly.. if Bill was driving like he was supposed to... the show would be very dry to everyone other than us watching. Most average people haven't seen what jeeps can really do and I give the show credit for trying to push out some of the drama of uncertain trails through the tube. To be honest, I was hesitant to even watch the show, but there seems to be enough good mixed with bad for me to keep watching. +1 for having the 4x4 at least be a Jeep. 

[stan98tj]

I could have done without the driving naked.  They should have slept during the day and ran at night like most normal people would.

One of the basic rules of open desert driving is to ONLY drive during the day. Night driving easily disorientes AND is harder to tell where the packed sand patches are, you end up plowing into the loose stuff and getting stuck. As for the heating issue, why didnt they just remove the hood?

[stan98tj]

The diesel sound we hear is probably from the Toyota and Land Rover support trucks off camera