Gok Krish

Hi @Ale VallecchiI experimentally clicked on something and got into "manage" box - sorry for that - pls delete me from there...am waitlisted for 2nd drive with you...TOP OF THE WAITLIST

Pls wait list me for 2nd drive, thanks

Hi, pls add me in wait list here. I have a drive conf for Friday and would like to take part in this too. Thanks.

My Wrangler JK is still in Trading Ent. Believe me, @Lorenzo Candelpergherand Area 53 will be a cracker .... What altitude you are planning to log this time....last time we went upto 1,500 m I recall.....Pls post videos

thanks @Zed that is not an impossible cause too...waiting for the Trading guys to give me a feedback...

Hi @Wrangeld Thanks, looking at some youtube videos to relate to the points, 4) cylinder head gasket seem likely cause. There is definitely some seepage of coolant into the cylinders in some combination of situations. Reg. codes, None captured. JK computer system has limited self assessment capability. I will hint it to the Trading Ent folks. Thanks for sharing the thoughts here....much appreciated...Good luck for the match shortly. Hi @Ranjan Das Ha ha, I am not alone... I just need these guys to get to the bottom of it and sort it out...paying a visit sometime tomorrow for a joint test drive...thanks for chipping in thanks for reminding me on the smoke part.... @Watteau also reported same....I will highlight that to the Experts in Trading ent...

Thanks @Niki...will highlight that white smoke issue

Happy B'day @Ale Vallecchi Have a Great year ahead....May the best of health be blessed on you in the coming years...

Body, Last week on Friday in @Wrangeld's Intermediate drive, I had car stalling issues towards the end. The computer cut the engine cut power off. I could restart, move 200 meters and then again cut off repeatedly. The vehicle was vibrating a bit. I had to be towed out the last 500 meters. A couple of months back, same happened in a drive with @Lorenzo Candelperghertowards the end. In both occasions, the incidence happened when mercury touched about 37 /38 deg C. But the car coolant temperature was well within the mid point not exceeding 110 deg C. For some part of the drive, I also had the car fan 'On' continuously with the Bullydog bypass setting and that did not allow the coolant temperature above 96 deg C. Loaded the car to a recovery truck and dropped it in the Trading enterprises, Um Ramool. Even when parking after offloading, I could feel the vibrations and tendency to cut off. Next day, the Service advisor calls me to tell that he has driven the car into the workshop, a test drive and found no issues in the car - everything is free of vibration and it was smooth. And he was asking me why I brought the car in the recovery truck. Wondering now what it is that has made this random cut off....and next day everything is normal Went through forums in the net; in the JK's most issues happen from 1) crank shaft position sensor failure 2) fuel pump issues 3) loose contact in electricals - but is it just a coincidence that the issue happened when the temperature went about 37 deg C? I have asked Trading to do a test drive by manually setting 2nd gear at high RPM in mid day heat to see if they can simulate the same conditions where this failure has happened (I do not drive manual but the preceding this problem has been some load on the car during the drive) Anyone, any suggestions to throw forward to Trading Enterprises folks to look into? thanks Gok

Terrific @Lakshmi Narasimhan...Excellent... Happy driving in more challenges...

Hello Everyone, @WrangeldRichard, it was a very interesting drive....Refreshing....Intermediate drives do not need to be 100% time action - we also enjoy that with total drive focus all the time, but only our videos later tell us where we had driven. We miss out on the scenery or the distant terrain backdrop etc...Just like, "All whiskeys are enjoyable albeit there are flavour differences". .... This drive was a 75/25 mix - enjoyed it that way for a change. Crisscrossing, technical, slip side sidees with fish tailing, ridge riding and bonus was that "extreme Philosophy in the mid of the Intermediate drive". I would like to thank you all who helped me cool the radiator, tugged me in the last leg of the trip... It was bit of a disappointment for me too for not completing the fully planned drive...We will make up for it guys when we line up again... I will drop a video of the drive dedicated to you all...more of action from everyone as we had some zig zag routing where I could get shots of people on sidees... Nobody shd blame me for posting videos where everyone was fishtailing, ha ha....

Dear @Ale Vallecchi... my wrangler has issues. It had to be towed back in the last 500 meters in a drive today. So, I have to exit your centenary drive. Excuse me for the inconvenience caused. I would have liked to partake in your 100th drive. ...to congratulate u in person .. well done and thanks over the past few months helping many of us out to enjoy the challenging desert conditions. Best wishes Gok

@Ale VallecchiHello, how about getting folks in the wait list in. U have only 9 in the convoy. 100/9 will give u decimelled quotient. 100/10 will give a lovely whole number 😂

Thanks @Kailasfor choosing a creative route like this and trusting the team to deliver......Endless Crisscrossing over long crested dunes. It is a long video that captures the color transformation that occurs between Dawn and Sunrise and then fully blown Sun. I have not edited some sections of the drive though there is no action in them but action is substituted by the lovely relief that comes from the appearance of trees, scattered clouds, blue sky bordering the yellow horizons etc...The 180 deg camera capture gives it an added effect! Welcome your comments in the Youtube site. Thanks @marks, great to follow u the 2nd lead...re-routing at times was useful .... @Archibald JurdiGood to meet you...Good to know you. @Lawrence_Chehimi @Goutam @Thomas Varghese @Dodi Syahdar @varunmehndiratta @Ashok chaturvediGreat to drive with you guys!

Pls waitlist me for 2nd drive in the weekend...tks

Indeed...more we did the better it got. What I learnt 1) do not over speed on crest and lose control 2) when climbing slip face to reach top of crest with speed to make the climb, make sure to let go gas at the right time to limit speed when reaching to top of the crest. What follows is good horse riding fun and the car also loved doing it! I took loads of sand from the underside and the radiator fins with a garden hose post the ride.

Dear Islam - I will give have to give it a miss....I am sure I will be missing great action... Best wishes for an entertaining drive.

@Lorenzo Candelpergher Thanks for the great drive - This shd be part of a course, "How to ridge drive comfortably in 2 hours" . Posted my video here. Starts with my cresting within the first 5 minutes , tug - thanks to @Gaurav Soni @Ashok chaturvedi for showelling. As time passed by with more and more ridges, the time I could spend on the ridges increased from say 3-5 seconds to 40 seconds at one stretch that too with curves and elevation changed. Great Learning experience. Good to see Richard @Wrangeld, hope car is Good Great to see u guys, @varunmehndiratta, @Ahab Shamaa, @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ,@Dodi Syahdar, @Kailas, awesome convoy ...pumped up all the time...

Yep... Opportunity, Balanced Aggression @Ahab Shamaano p****. Yeah. Bang bang bang ..thanks @Lorenzo Candelpergherfor the learning opp. See ya all 2moro

Not again, ha ha....this is like telling, no more booze after getting smashed previous night. And 2 days latter, back to it!!!😀

Video is dedicated to @Lorenzo Candelpergher and the rest of all of us.....in my first few clips, I am hearing myself from the dash cam recording a few sighs after holding my own breath!! But as the drives and climbs went on, I did not hear them. Thanks guys for this wonderful display of skills, speed and entertainment.

Pls wait list me - I have one more drive friday reserved

2WD, wow! Hi @PaoloMarazitiGreat video. Quick question: How did you get past Youtube upload and posting challenge for this background music? they try and delete the music if it is copyrighted....