Broken Down in our Jeep 1,700 Miles from Home!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- On our way home from Jeep Beach in Florida, we stopped off at Outlaw OffRoad Gulf Coast in Mississippi to have a fun afternoon with some fans...or so we thought. The Demon Child, our 800+ HP Jeep Wrangler, had other plans for us. And after being away from home for over 5 weeks, tearing down and repairing a broken Jeep was definitely not on our to-do list...but if there's anything we're good at, it's adapting to and conquering the challenges life throws at us.
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As you shared, Glad this did not happen on the trail. An assortment of hose clamps have been part of my spare parts kit along with spare fuses, tire valve stems and valves, lug nuts, and many other items. Glad you are home and enjoying PB & Jelly. Thanks for sharing.
Just a note if you ever need a bigger clamp you can put two of them end to end to make a bigger clamp in a pinch.
That is a great tip. Kinda like linking short zip ties to make a longer one.
Great to see you got it 👍 fixed
Kevin is pretty handy, that's alot of driving on a performance Jeep something is going to happen
Great Content 👍and Video Work
Have a Great Day 👍
God Bless America 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
Thanx !!!
The stepchild sounds soooo good, me jelly!!!
Glad you got it fixed and made it home. I learned years ago to swap those hose clamps out for ones you can tighten. If you never remove them they seem to work fine, but once you squeeze them together to remove them they lose some of their strength.
Military grade clamps and battery clamps should be used in rigs especially like Demon.
@@robertdepyssler2769 Yeah. I use what they call T-bolt hose clamps.
Definitely T-bolt (turbo / intercooler) clamps on everything. Just have to order them in the right size you need as they don’t move much. Those factory style clamps are worthless as you guys found out the hard way.
You are so sweet I love your dogs when I leave I miss my cats so much and they go crazy when I get home
Watching Kevin work was pretty cool. He’s obviously a really great driver but watching him get back on his tools was nice! Great video.
I just came in to watch Peanut all happy. Success!
Jeepn the Coast! My hometown is Long Beach. Pretty cool
I’m new and clarifying peanut butter & jelly was helpful. Thanks for showing all the emotions, we definitely know the feeling when something goes wrong it’s a downright bummer. To be about to go home and something breaks. I would also feel the same way. The sadness, agitation, frustration, being annoyed, and just being perturbed of why me! Of just wanting to go home, and your reliable baby, the demon child is broken. My emotions too would run wild.😂 1:32
Kevin, when pouring a full bottle of coolant, turn the bottle the other way with the handle down! You're welcome...
I am sure you guys are glad to make it home. It is no fun when your vehicle gives you trouble on a road trip. And your dogs weren’t excited in the least bit to see you. 🐶🐶
Welcom home. Glad you’re safe.
Pressure goes up after the engine is shut off for a bit. Once it has a chance to cool down a little the pressure drops back down. That's why the overflow tank changes levels.
Britney love your explanation of what's happening you a smart cookie 🍪
Great video! Glad y'all made it home to the pups!
The question is: Why was it rubbing? That has to be corrected. Spacers! Nice delivery. Kevin, Moody? Good "Radiating" helps. "Fans" understand! And Brit has the Blues (Sky, Shirt; but not eyes) and Happy Birthday! Clamps are a pain. Hotel room sinks make great laundry facilities, but trying to air dry clothes in Louisiana? Fagitaboutit ! LiteBriteNationAirsTheirDirtyLaundry!
Amazing video, awesome ending! Tip with the coolant refill: turn the jug sideways so you can get closer to the mouth of the radiator for less spillage and more flow control. 😊
If you were the FedEx guy calling Chris would've answered first ring...😂😂😂
I would have gone crunchy style, my boys need a home. Very entertaining videos, thanks.
As a long time viewer I approve of you bringing back the tow rig and trailer. :)
Glad y’all made it home safely! Thankful for Outlaw Off-road as well organizing the meet and greet with you guys! Had a great time meeting y’all! Look forward to more content, and thanks for the sticker! 😊
Happy Birthday Brittany !!!
You can put two hose clamps together to make them bigger. Also, I wouldn't go commando, I'd wear jocks and socks inside out in a worse case scenario and stop at a supermarket for more. 😅
There's nothing like coming home to some puppy love!!! Great video as always.
Great you made home ok after all of that!! I know all to well how road trips can turn out bad. I do the SC to Moab 1900 mile trip myself in 2 days every year for EJS and always hope all goes well. Sorry you had to miss your Mom on the way home, hope she is doing well!! Getting home to the pets is always a blessing!!😃
I love the dogs they definitely missed you guys bad
Furbaby hugs are the best
PB&J steal the show again.
A YJ or TJ would have never let you down .
Glad you guys made it home. Be safe out there!
Because he's FREEEEEEEEEEE..FREEBALLIN'
awww. your dogs are so Lovey
Nice reunion
Ultimate jeep,can rock climb,drift, and drive cost to cost
24:50 i get that type of assault from a 120 pound Bernese mountain dog. It is awesome.
At least you both had the skills to fix the problem and continue home. I would still be scratching my head. Good Job! You made it home!
When you eventually get home, you are going to need to drain that coolant as you mixed Organic Acid Coolant (what it should have) with multi purpose coolant. They will react with each other. So once you get home, drain it, and fill it with just the organic acid. You probably already knew this, but I would hate for you to get a hole eaten into that 392.
Wow!!!! What an adventure guys...... Glad you made it home safely, we have had those trips too.... Hopefully the jeep will all be good after this, great job Kevin on the repairs!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this video.....
You are both wonderful....it takes a lot to do all the traveling and meet and greets plus promo shows ....I had no idea this life style too so much out of you life's and being home....
But it's great to be with you on your Journeys....BAD with the GOOD...and still handle it all with professionalism.....Bless you both..
Those spring clamps always fail. High pressure will blow the hose right off of the stem. Our Ford Crown Vic cruisers used to have that issue on hot calls if your pushing the cruiser hard. The sudden spray of coolant all over the place was wonderful, especially at speed. (Not so good!). I’ve also had spring clamps rust out and crack on our JKU and my Ram 2500. I just replaced all the spring clamps with conventional hose clamps on both of our vehicles to avoid the inevitable. Glad you made it home! Stay Safe!!!
I just stumbled upon y'all today, love the channel & the vibes. Glad you explained about Peanut Butter & Jelly, I said to myself you can get a peanut butter & jelly anywhere, grab a Uncrustable you can find them anywhere....lol That she must really have some good PB& J back at home or some homemade bread.....lol
Definitely sucks having to do repairs when on the road. Last time we went to Colorado, one of my niece's rear brakes froze up in Kansas after having driven from Ohio. Luckily she made it to the hotel we were staying at with an Autozone a few miles away and my F250 stocked full of tools. But it was 100 out and not how I wanted to spend my time after driving 14 hours lol.
Brittany, you did so great on Hyperdrive!
When I get a rig I take all those tension clamps and toss them in the trash where they belong. Worms for life !! 😂
Good video on patients and perseverance. I'm a handy mechanical type but would have had to do a bit of complaining and a make more than a few colorful words to describe my frustration. Good work on the Jeep and keeping your cool;) Also if it hasn't been mentioned, if you repositioned the coolant container with the handle sideways you can get the pore opening closer to the radiator opening.
Toss those Oem clamps in the trash.good luck u guys .time to get home and chill a bit .
Jeep. Just empty every pocket. I have a 85 CJ7. Love it.
I know that a lot of people don't like stop leak type products, but the pellet version of Bars-Leak works. If you're concerned about the smuts left in the cooling system after a repair, machine dish washer soap and water will clean the system and heater core. Safe on aluminum, brass, copper, and plastic.
I don't do any road trips without coolant, oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, belts and hoses plus the Bars-Leak product
Kevin, Remember SH!T happens. You did great and made it home without a tow truck!!!
I feel for you folks. Don’t know if I could be gone from home as much as Y’all are. Thanks for all your videos.
Those hose clamps are life savers. Changed the filter housing on my durmax and lost the oem ones. lucky my buddy had a couple and its been fine every since. also my dad used them to fix a fuel line on a 95 jeep Cherokee back in the day.
I miss the StepChild. At least it didn't pee all over the floor.
She’s getting some long awaited TLC soon! ❤️
Woe! You had a heck of a trip. There is nothing better than doggo lovins after you have been away for a while.
Put a tampon on that jeep.. yall where right up road from me in Louisiana. Fear ball love the best.
haha I just went through that with my Jeep on the grille except I replaced my radiator with a Mishimoto V2 Performance. I have the AEV bumper and warn 10s plus off road lights. Had to pull all of that just to get the stupid grill off. My winch sits so close you can't even get a piece of paper between it and the grille.
Glad you kids got home ok and its fixed. Amarillo TX is where I had the best tostada ever in my life. BTW, I've been commando for years. Love the freedom!!!
PB&J=Scatterbrain Peanut Butter Whiskey & Chambord Liquer... Yum.
Free ballin for sure
Keep in mind I have a full shop in Leesville,LA if you ever break down near here again
It's to bad you couldn't add some washers where the fan mounts that would go under the tabs of each mounting place. 3 to 4 washers and hopefully you won't be to close to the engine. It's just an idea 💡 hopefully you can use it for another Situation. So have good trip home.
Puppy love!
I think u should convert that jeep to right hand drive and send it to me in Australia you won't have to fix it eva again. 😉
Yay Amarillo tx!
That's what one would call , Biten by the fashion bug 🥴 , big time, usual jeep Headaches & life interruptions. So glad to see old school clamp win the battles & finally , potty train your jeep 😉. So so happy for you escaping the storms . Great to see ❤P&J s reactions ❤
This is how all my vehicle repairs and mods go. 🤦🏻♂️ I feel y’all’s pain!
Next time reaching the radiator cap we will release the pressure you can work on it
So sorry for the bad trip, I don’t have a business but I do have a 1200 sq foot shop if y’all ever break in the Memphis area you are more than welcome to use. Glad y’all made it home safe. Looking forward to y’all’s next adventure.
Glad y'all made it home! Although as much as I wanna do an AMW swap, stuff like this scares the crap outta me 😢. An AMW swap is literally my dream, but I'd be beyond pissed to be stranded 1700 miles from home.😢
Stock vehicles break down every single day. Lots of issues with every vehicle make. What’s important is that they take care of you and AMW ALWAYS takes care of their customers and they do it super fast unlike most dealers these days that have a wait time and back ordered parts. I’ve put over 10k miles on this and have jumped it and ran it at highway speeds through whoops and desert. Having a fan clearance issue after abusing the vehicle isn’t really all that bad.
That's right on point. Remember this is a highly custom build, you're going to have hiccups. But if AMW jumps right on helping you solve it and iron out the gremlins, can't be too upset.
FYI when that fan is running I bet ya it sucks it’s self into the rad because it’s a puller fan so when it off and you spin it by hand it will appear to be good till it’s under load mmmm custom rigs lol I feel your pain
When I ran demolition derby cars, we used egg whites and poured pepper in when the radiator leaked.
They got a guy in lake Elsinore CA builds radiator for off road toys these are made for hot weather the guy use to work for CBR I think he open his own shop same type they use in Australia I always question what is better for a radiator side flow or a down flow radiator
Hey kids..., glad you're home again! What an adventure huh...? Yeah..., I figure the name; "Demon"-Child bad ju-ju... . Think about givin' it a new more normal, positive name...? I'm sure there are plenty kids out here who'll throw suggestions @ ya... Right kids?!
As always.., be safe out there ! America First!
It would be cool to see you guys at Jeep Jam in Panama City Beach
Home sweet Home....lol😂, my dogs went crazy at the TV when you were getting puppy love!!!
Been commando since 2000ish😂 I don’t need MORE laundry
Pour the antifreeze with the bottle on its side it will pour more smoothly
Glad to see you made it home! Your views should skyrocket once everyone see’s I made it on the video 😂.
What an adventure! Glad y’all were able to get things fixed. ❤
simp channel 101 some of us don't sell our wives for views smh
I was ear to ear smiles once I seen your dogs they are so cute. Glad you guys only had minor problems and made home safe.
I miss jelly.. lol. thanks for sharing your trip. cheers.
Usually I leave the cap on so that way when I pull the lower hose off or tighten a clamp...... It doesn't flow out
Fantastic content guys! Keep it coming.
Glad you guys made it home safely! I replaced all those squeeze clamps on my Jeep with regular hose clamps! Just don’t seem to have that good of pressure after awhile!
I'm glad you finally made it home without any "dyin' by the side of the road repairs. Vehicle trouble can be a real kill joy on a road trip. I'm sure everyone at the "Meet and Greet" felt for you and had no problem understanding why you weren't at your greatest. There seems to be a bit of debate about the worm gear clamps and the original spring clamps. The worm gear clamps unevenly and that is why the OEM doesn't use them. The spring clamps loose their ability squeeze after they have been removed. I've decided to go with the OEM clamps and buy a new set as needed. Hoping not to jinx myself-So far, so good.
Kevin you do just fine on the road playing Chris. Good luck on future travels.
Ive used solder to fix a radiator like that. Its still holding years later
The joy of being a couple, commando is also easy access.... for going to the bathroom, what were you thinking?
Glad you worked it all out
"Want a towel to clean your face off?" -Brittany Ohhh how the tables have turned! 🤣
😜🤣
I had visions of that Tom Hanks moive Castaway, and the part taking a trip to the repair shop and Hanks opening the box with a clock in the box
Good morning guys , your in a good place glad all will work out ! BRITTANY SHOULD I CALL YOUR MOM LOL
Great job 🎉🎉it always happens when you are going home
Commando. All the way.
I swapped my JK radiator last week. TH-cam said 40 minutes to two hours. I feel you pain Kevin, I was four hours in. I'm lucky to have a AC condenser and oil cooler combo. very frustrating.
So glad it all worked out. But just wondering did Chris ever answer. Did you ever think that may be he was sick or couldn't answer?
Lol He called back later, we just forgot to record it. 🤙
COMANDO, THERE'S A IMAGE I DIDN'T NEED !!!
Gute Arbeit!
lol the "messenge, Chris! we fell in quic.....----" 😲😂
Impressive the can do spirit you guys show