Gordons Well July 26, 2008

[DieselHardware]

Decided to take a quick cruise out to Gordons Well this afternoon to take some pictures of the clean truck. Haven't taken any pics since I got the light bar and graphics put on and took the running boards off last night. Let me know what you think of the new look.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/fords4life/Gordons%20Well%2026July2008/IMG_2419Small.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/fords4life/Gordons%20Well%2026July2008/IMG_2429Small.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/fords4life/Gordons%20Well%2026July2008/IMG_2435Small.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/fords4life/Gordons%20Well%2026July2008/IMG_2441Small.jpg

There are a few more pics in the album. Only bad part was the temp. It was somewhere around 100 so cruisin around in the fairly unridden sand brought tranny temps up to 240 before I left. Definitely need to do the tranny cooler before the desert season starts!

Gordons Well Album (http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/fords4life/Gordons%20Well%2026July2008/)

[hondarider552]

nice pics nate! last one is cool ;) bet there was no one over there eh?
did you see any sand dune swimming pools? ):h

[DieselHardware]

nice pics nate! last one is cool ;) bet there was no one over there eh?
did you see any sand dune swimming pools? ):h

No one out there except the BP. Was hoping for a few less tracks, but definitely been some people out there night riding. Not sure how much BP runs into the dunes.

The sand is definitely a little more work with these tires than the last set, but that's ok, just need to get my tranny cooler upgraded to keep the temps down.

[NWTDIESEL]

I like the second picture. The running boards removed looks good too. Thats what made me get a stage 5 trans, i was over climbin Oldsmobile hill and my tranny blew up from the heat.

[hondarider552]

I like the second picture. The running boards removed looks good too. Thats what made me get a stage 5 trans, i was over climbin Oldsmobile hill and my tranny blew up from the heat.
yeah newly i remember reading about that in diesel power.

[NWTDIESEL]

That 800+ Cummins ive been talking about (hes comin with me to DITD) is comin out in DP mag soon and a LLY from here that i work on is comin out in DP mag aswell in a few issues. Their are pics of the red LLY on Duramaxdiesels.com his name is the *THE_RED_ROCKET*, check him out. His wheels are sick! Im tryin to get him over here!

[DieselHardware]

I like the second picture. The running boards removed looks good too. Thats what made me get a stage 5 trans, i was over climbin Oldsmobile hill and my tranny blew up from the heat.


I haven't attempted Olds yet, call me chicken I guess. I am running the factory 7.3 tranny cooler right now which is a tiny POS that belongs on a Ford Ranger....In fact, I think my 2001 Ranger had a bigger tranny cooler than my PSD. I am planning a Derale aftermarket cooler with fan to put somewhere under the chassis.

[NWTDIESEL]

I haven't attempted Olds yet, call me chicken I guess. I am running the factory 7.3 tranny cooler right now which is a tiny POS that belongs on a Ford Ranger....In fact, I think my 2001 Ranger had a bigger tranny cooler than my PSD. I am planning a Derale aftermarket cooler with fan to put somewhere under the chassis.

Nice, i been thinkin about putn a MIKEL cooler on.

[hondarider552]

I haven't attempted Olds yet, call me chicken I guess. I am running the factory 7.3 tranny cooler right now which is a tiny POS that belongs on a Ford Ranger....In fact, I think my 2001 Ranger had a bigger tranny cooler than my PSD. I am planning a Derale aftermarket cooler with fan to put somewhere under the chassis.
wont the 6.0 coolers fit?

[madmaxdmax]

I hope that you live close to be going up there for the day. I remember in my younger years taking the bikes out there in mid June.....what was I thinking....and was camping in a tent non the less-:t-:t. I too like the third pic as well. Sugar sand is tougher to navigate in then most people realize. I was able to get my 4x4 Tacoma up highway hill and again up competition hill at Glamis. Airing down the m/t's to 10 lbs. helps tremendously.

[DieselHardware]

wont the 6.0 coolers fit?

Yes, but I want more than that. I'd like to be able to have the fan so that I can control the temp a little better at the track. I have noticed a couple tenths difference in 1/4 mile times in most of my second passes. The first pass the tranny is cooler.....when it warms up, the truck slows down a little. I'd like to be able to manually turn the fan on and off to keep temps consistent for running brackets.

I hope that you live close to be going up there for the day. I remember in my younger years taking the bikes out there in mid June.....what was I thinking....and was camping in a tent non the less-:t-:t. I too like the third pic as well. Sugar sand is tougher to navigate in then most people realize. I was able to get my 4x4 Tacoma up highway hill and again up competition hill at Glamis. Airing down the m/t's to 10 lbs. helps tremendously.


I'm about 20-25 minutes from there in Yuma. Aside from it being sugar sand, it hasn't been ridden much in the last few months. The sand is always softer at the beginning of the season.

[madmaxdmax]

Yes, but I want more than that. I'd like to be able to have the fan so that I can control the temp a little better at the track. I have noticed a couple tenths difference in 1/4 mile times in most of my second passes. The first pass the tranny is cooler.....when it warms up, the truck slows down a little. I'd like to be able to manually turn the fan on and off to keep temps consistent for running brackets.




I'm about 20-25 minutes from there in Yuma. Aside from it being sugar sand, it hasn't been ridden much in the last few months. The sand is always softer at the beginning of the season.



...Yeah Halloween weekend is normally our first trip of the season and although people get there mid October, the sand takes quite a bit of abuse before it gets packed. Just ask all my buddies I have had to pull out of the sand with my 4X4. I am looking forward to this season, maybe the crowds will be smaller given gas prices ??

[DieselHardware]

...Yeah Halloween weekend is normally our first trip of the season and although people get there mid October, the sand takes quite a bit of abuse before it gets packed. Just ask all my buddies I have had to pull out of the sand with my 4X4. I am looking forward to this season, maybe the crowds will be smaller given gas prices ??

Who knows. I imagine that the off weekends will probably be a little slower, but I wouldn't expect the holidays to be any slower.

[madmaxdmax]

Who knows. I imagine that the off weekends will probably be a little slower, but I wouldn't expect the holidays to be any slower.

Well... more sand for me and maybe less idiots (except me)):h

[madmaxdmax]

Dieselhardware.....do you dune? If so whatcha got? Brian (hondarider552) and I went once together last season and I am always looking to add more fun to the group.

[DieselHardware]

Dieselhardware.....do you dune? If so whatcha got? Brian (hondarider552) and I went once together last season and I am always looking to add more fun to the group.

I prefer the hard pack flat lands of Ocotillo Wells, but I do dune from time to time. I've got an '86 TRX250R that is down right now. Was runnin a little lean and seized it on the last ride of last season. It popped loose right away so hopefully I got lucky. Could also be a hole in the piston, but I haven't popped the cylinder off yet. Probably do that next weekend and ship it out for machining if it needs it then put it all back together and up my jet a couple sizes.

[madmaxdmax]

That sucks, although I kinda miss the simplicity of the 2 strokers. It's a whole different world for me to get used to going from a Banshee to the YFZ450 I currently dune. Most of the time I can figure out the YFZ, but if I have to go in too deep....I'll be looking for a mechanic before I get into trouble. I miss working on the Banshee (not really, cause it was usually after driving four hours to Glamis) because it was simple.


AHHH yes...the smell of castor synthetic and VP110...those were the good ol' days.:thumb:

[hondarider552]

Dieselhardware.....do you dune? If so whatcha got? Brian (hondarider552) and I went once together last season and I am always looking to add more fun to the group.
we did go last time? :lol: i dont remember...):h


on a side note, steve, my dad is planning on the weekend before holloween to go out to gordans well with some of my neighbors with a few bikes.