Stuck in 4LO
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Stuck in 4LO - 1/22/2007 12:42:02 AM
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shortbus
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really sucks, especially when you're 500 miles from home. got stuck on the beach in Coos Bay, OR, about 3 feet from a 4 foot drop into the surf that would have washed off the bus (finally), but while it was resting on its side. after some creative recovery, we got off the ledge and started looking for a way off the beach and back to the dunes. that's when the dreaded "service 4WD" indicator showed up. i thought that only happened to H3s ! wound up going back the way we came, but went down the surf side of the ledge, since the ruts would have probably been nasty to maneuver through on the top. back through 2 miles of massive washboard (new rod hall shocks are awesome) and on to solid ground. called my dealership to ask the techs if there's some trick to try to get out of 4LO. all they had was to disconnect the battery and try it again. aired up, took the winch off and disconnected the battery. stood around shootin' the breeze, and my friend said maybe we got sand packed into some mechanical part. so i crawled under the bus and noticed that the 8 pin connector for the transfer case motor/encoder was flapping in the breeze. just 2 months ago i was driving over scrub brush in the desert and the cable stayed connected, but for some reason driving over the sand dunes popped it loose. so, if it happens to your H2, take a look at the connector that's mounted on the bracket for the t-case motor. it's got one of those penis shaped clips that are supposed to hold it on to the motor bracket, but mine came loose (broke-**** GM engineering), but i still don't know what could have pulled the connector apart. it's on the driver's side, bottom of the t-case. plugged it back in, reconnected the battery, and we were outta there. 1081 miles in 3 days, i'm gettin' too old for this sh!t.
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