CouesWhitetail Report post Posted July 13, 2009 hey, guys - i'm up at mt. lemmon and my jeep has a fuel leak -- trying to drive down monday morning. if you're a mechanic, particularly around the catalina highway area, can you help? figured i'd put the word out in the CW community and see if one of you is a tucson mechanic who can help. please call if so -- i don't have email access here (my husband paul posted this from home). give me a shout here at 520-576-1363. thats the number where i'm staying; call that one sunday night or monday morning -- cell reception is spotty here, but i'll be able to check messages monday morning once i drive down -- assuming my trusty jeep can make it! ~ amanda.... 520-576-1363 (sunday night, and for a while monday AM) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted July 13, 2009 Got through to Amanda and a couple others did as well. Should be O.K for tommorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
audsley Report post Posted July 13, 2009 CW guys, Just talked to her, she's staying at her dad's cabin and he's with her and has his car, so her situation isn't extremely desperate. A couple other guys had called her before I did and gave her mechanics' referrals, so I think she'll get it taken care of tomorrow. Worst part is the Jeep stalls at times, which could be a problem if it stalls on a narrow curve on Mt. Lemmon where there's no good place to pull off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted July 13, 2009 There is an overheating problem also. Sounds like the leak is back by the gas tank, which if it is bad enough could cause a lean condition and overheat, and also a fuel line vaccum problem which could cause stalling? Just a guess? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted July 13, 2009 Hope you get off the mountain safe Amanda. Stalling (uphill) can be a plugged fuel filter. Normally accompanied by high RPMs with no speed increase. Wonder if the leak is around the filter as well? Keep us posted! Glad to hear you got several helping hands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted July 13, 2009 Hope you get off the mountain safe Amanda. Stalling (uphill) can be a plugged fuel filter. Normally accompanied by high RPMs with no speed increase. Wonder if the leak is around the filter as well? Keep us posted! Glad to hear you got several helping hands. Could be that to. I don't know if her vehcile has a in-tank mounted fuel pump/regulator? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamondbackaz Report post Posted July 13, 2009 John Montgomery "Montgomery automotive". Reasonable and does excellent work. The problem is he has a two week wait most of the time. Montgomery Automotive 5150 N La Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85705 520) 407-9456 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnie blaze Report post Posted July 13, 2009 Its all downhill....just coast! heck, if you come down fast enough and run a couple of the stops, you might make it to tanque verde. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Anyone heard about mom I pray all is going well Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Thanks for the all help guys. I can't say how great it is to have guys I can count on for help. Within half an hour of my husband making the post I had people calling with offers of help and suggestions for places to take the jeep. Turns out the leak is where the seal is on the top of the tank. If I understood correctly it's where the fuel line comes out from the tank and fuel pump (fuel pump is inside tank). I had the fuel pump replaced not too long ago and they think it was related to that. So anyway, they said it wasn't the cause of any of my problems. So, I didn't get it fixed there, figured I would take it back to my mechanic here in case it was warrantied due to previous fuel pump work. The check engine light recorded a misfire in the 3rd cylinder (I remember when that happened as I was merging onto I-19 to go to Jim's party! Thought I was going to stall on the highway!) and they said the plugs needed replacing. And the injectors and such needed cleaning. So we did that and they said my radiator (the part with the fins on it to let the air in (condensor?)) was so plugged with dirt and bugs that it was likely the cause of the overheating. So they air hosed that at least a little cleaner (the mechanic was rather shocked at what came out of there...hehehe, doesn't anybody drive there jeeps in the dirt?? ). I will have to hose it down later still to get more bugs out of there. I know there is also a separate fan that is only working intermittentlly, but of course it worked fine while at the shop. Anyway, they said if that isn't working it makes it hard for the car to cool. They were pretty perplexed as to the stalling on the way up Mt Lemmon, but my guess is it was related to overheating. Anyway, the jeep ran like a dream on my way home. Perhaps it was because my wallet was so much lighter Again, thanks so much to those that called and offered help. Larry, I tried to call you back so we could have lunch while I was at the dealership, but it kept saying the cellular customer is not available. I tried a bunch of times. Maybe i wrote the number down wrong? Brent, thanks for the help! And thanks to Eddy Corona for help also! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Amanda, so glad you made it home alright. I knew there were going to be a bunch of guys from here that would step up with some help in many ways. There are a great bunch of guys on here. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Amanda, Glad you are home safe. I was worrying all day about your problem with leaking gas and the possibility of sparks or hot exhaust pipes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Amanda, Glad you are home safe. I was worrying all day about your problem with leaking gas and the possibility of sparks or hot exhaust pipes Yeah, it's nice sitting on a potential bomb! Luckily I felt like it was safe so I didn't worry much. The mechanics weren't worried at all either, so I guess it was ok. Anyway, made it home without an explosion! It didn't smell so strong of gas driving it today, probably because I used enough going up the mtn that it was a little lower than the leaking seal. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcoues Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Just keep half tank in there and you will be ok untill you figure it out I HAD AN OLDER TOYOTA 4RUNNER THAT DID THE SAME EXACT THING.I used to know a guy in globe that was a good mechanic but I dont know if he is still around he worked out of his house name is chris marin he was the guru with volkswagens building the old bajas and sand buggies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
