update: persian gulf - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

Exploderpilot · 06-01-2007, 12:52 PM

howdy folks! i have internet access!!! anyway, life out here is good, (not really) and i am having a fantastic time!(no i'm not)
anyway, i had a chance to read some threads, look at a few pictures, and it is definately like a little piece of home to be able to log onto this site!
so as for life out here, the iranians are getting pretty ballsy, we have had to launch alert fighters a few times because they think it's funny to fly their P-3 over our heads every few days, and one day they slid up next to us in some type of gunboat, about 20 yards of the port side! it was actually kind of cool, because we could see the expressions on each others faces, and i just waved. got no response though, they are pretty disciplined. i have been to dubai ENOUGH. It is however, a great city that i would love to bring my family to, if it were a tad more stable over here. can't really talk about what's happening next, but i'll be sure to tell all about it after it happens! i have some pretty ridiculous stories to tell,(ask me about six hours in a porta potty when i get home)
and i can't wait to touch good ol' american dirt. well, see you guys when i see you!
AT2(AW) Jason Parrish
World Famous Eightballers

**section525** · 06-01-2007, 12:58 PM

Good to hear from you, man!

Keep up the good work!

**DeRocha** · 06-01-2007, 01:29 PM

Thanks for the update.... how often can you access a pc to go online?

dtl 2k2 sport · 06-02-2007, 03:44 PM

good luck, and stay safe! pics of dubia???

Exploderpilot · 06-05-2007, 02:42 PM

hey,

thanks for replying folks, to answer your questions, i have internet access everyday, but it's basically a cable modem with 3500 computers on the internet at the same time. so it's real slow. plus, we have certain hours we can actually use the internet, and i am usually working. today it was radar warning. tomorrow it will be some other crazy wiring gripe that keeps me on the flight deck all day. and it is hotter than hell right now! but i will be uploading some pictures when i hit port next, i have a million of them. so until next time,
jason

*Charlie's_93EB* · 06-06-2007, 10:42 PM

Thank you,

**Rick** · 06-06-2007, 11:50 PM

Glad to hear things are going well for you. Be safe and thanks for your service!

I can't wait to hear the porta potti story

Exploderpilot · 06-09-2007, 01:55 AM

hey guys!
back in dubai, again. but i found the coolest place on earth. 900 dirhams, or about 280 us dollars, gets you classroom instruction, and then set loose on a road racing course in a turbo WRX STI!!! and these are not the ones on american highways! that thing had a clutch like a hammer, and hated being below 5grand on the tach! i spent a nice afternoon doing my best to break the tach needle off by banging the rev limiter all day! i have a newfound respect for race car drivers though, i'm exhausted!

**Turdle** · 06-09-2007, 01:59 AM

Good to hear from you--
I appreciate your sacrifice--thanks

Hmm, I sure would like to have a go at a big ol sand dune--

nolimitssjca · 06-09-2007, 02:59 AM

Keep safe! Thanks for your service...

Show us those pics when you get the chance!

Exploderpilot · 06-16-2007, 09:49 AM

hey i can always email pics to whoever wants them, i have a ton. so if you can't wait for september to roll around, shoot an email to jason.parrish@navy.mil
i'll send them pretty quick. just got my new laptop, so i'm not held back by waiting for computer access to download my camera......

*gijoecam* · 06-18-2007, 09:34 AM

Hang in there, buddy!

And again, thank you for doing what you do over there.

:salute

*RockRanger* · 06-19-2007, 01:40 PM

Do you have a mailing address over there we can send stuff to? What kind of stuff do you need?

Exploderpilot · 07-22-2007, 08:47 PM

i don't need anything! i'm home! thanks though. all went pretty well, and now i'm on the couch where i belong....

**FROADER** · 07-22-2007, 08:49 PM

Sweet!!

Welcome back and good to hear you're ok!

*RockRanger* · 07-22-2007, 09:35 PM

Welcome back.

Exploderpilot · 07-28-2007, 11:55 AM

hey anybody got a fan clutch tool? i gotta take apart a 7.3 diesel, and from what i hear, its the same size.

*techieman33* · 07-28-2007, 12:29 PM

You should be able to borrow one at a local auto parts store, you just have to leave a deposit, then you get it all back when you return the tool.

Exploderpilot · 07-28-2007, 12:36 PM

you don't happen to know if there's any truth to it being the same size do you?

*techieman33* · 07-28-2007, 02:09 PM

It should be, I"m pretty sure it's a standard size across most fords.

06-01-2007, 12:52 PM	#1
Exploderpilot Wannabe Elite Explorer Nuevo, CA (where?) 07 Titan SE Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,111 Vehicle Specs	update: persian gulf howdy folks! i have internet access!!! anyway, life out here is good, (not really) and i am having a fantastic time!(no i'm not) anyway, i had a chance to read some threads, look at a few pictures, and it is definately like a little piece of home to be able to log onto this site! so as for life out here, the iranians are getting pretty ballsy, we have had to launch alert fighters a few times because they think it's funny to fly their P-3 over our heads every few days, and one day they slid up next to us in some type of gunboat, about 20 yards of the port side! it was actually kind of cool, because we could see the expressions on each others faces, and i just waved. got no response though, they are pretty disciplined. i have been to dubai ENOUGH. It is however, a great city that i would love to bring my family to, if it were a tad more stable over here. can't really talk about what's happening next, but i'll be sure to tell all about it after it happens! i have some pretty ridiculous stories to tell,(ask me about six hours in a porta potty when i get home) and i can't wait to touch good ol' american dirt. well, see you guys when i see you! AT2(AW) Jason Parrish World Famous Eightballers __________________ Member of IAVA Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association 03 ranger (Traded in for 07 Titan) 92 blazer (The one with all the horsepower)

06-01-2007, 12:58 PM	#2
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1996 XLT V8 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 13,432 Vehicle Specs	Good to hear from you, man! Keep up the good work! __________________ 1996 Explorer 5.0L 2004 F250 6.0L 2009 Jetta TDI

06-01-2007, 01:29 PM	#3
DeRocha NEX Vice President Brockton, MA '93 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,293 Vehicle Specs	Thanks for the update.... how often can you access a pc to go online? __________________ John D-"Search first, Ask questions later" & "You can have my Explorer when you pry the keys from my cold dead hands." <<<Forum Rules >>>My Truck See how cars work Axle and tire calculators U-joint replacement info/pics Repair info NEX-New England Explorers NEX: Club Events

06-05-2007, 02:42 PM	#5
Exploderpilot Wannabe Elite Explorer Nuevo, CA (where?) 07 Titan SE Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,111 Vehicle Specs	hey, thanks for replying folks, to answer your questions, i have internet access everyday, but it's basically a cable modem with 3500 computers on the internet at the same time. so it's real slow. plus, we have certain hours we can actually use the internet, and i am usually working. today it was radar warning. tomorrow it will be some other crazy wiring gripe that keeps me on the flight deck all day. and it is hotter than hell right now! but i will be uploading some pictures when i hit port next, i have a million of them. so until next time, jason __________________ Member of IAVA Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association 03 ranger (Traded in for 07 Titan) 92 blazer (The one with all the horsepower)

06-06-2007, 10:42 PM	#6
Charlie's_93EB Cat 3 Hurricane Rated Venice florida 1993 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,144 Vehicle Specs	Thank you, __________________ 1993 Eddie Bauer Member of Ranger roll over posse Fix your 4x4 herehttp://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...ansfer+rebuild

06-02-2007, 03:44 PM	#4
dtl 2k2 sport Wannabe Elite Explorer stafford Va 2002 SPORT Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,269 Vehicle Specs	good luck, and stay safe! pics of dubia???

06-06-2007, 11:50 PM	#7
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 21,628 Vehicle Specs	Glad to hear things are going well for you. Be safe and thanks for your service! I can't wait to hear the porta potti story __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

06-09-2007, 01:55 AM	#8
Exploderpilot Wannabe Elite Explorer Nuevo, CA (where?) 07 Titan SE Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,111 Vehicle Specs	hey guys! back in dubai, again. but i found the coolest place on earth. 900 dirhams, or about 280 us dollars, gets you classroom instruction, and then set loose on a road racing course in a turbo WRX STI!!! and these are not the ones on american highways! that thing had a clutch like a hammer, and hated being below 5grand on the tach! i spent a nice afternoon doing my best to break the tach needle off by banging the rev limiter all day! i have a newfound respect for race car drivers though, i'm exhausted! __________________ Member of IAVA Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association 03 ranger (Traded in for 07 Titan) 92 blazer (The one with all the horsepower)

06-09-2007, 01:59 AM	#9
Turdle Topless in winter Humboldt, KS 1998 Mountaineer MX4 O/R Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 17,417 Vehicle Specs	Good to hear from you-- I appreciate your sacrifice--thanks Hmm, I sure would like to have a go at a big ol sand dune-- __________________ "I set my standards low, so I am not easily disappointed" 98 MX4 OFF ROADFOR SALE 93 with sky light Explorerforum license frames here

06-09-2007, 02:59 AM	#10
nolimitssjca Wannabe Elite Explorer San Jose, CA 95 XLT, 96 XLT, 97 Mounty Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 239 Vehicle Specs	Keep safe! Thanks for your service... Show us those pics when you get the chance! __________________ 1995 4WD XLT 4.0 OHV 263k (sold) 1996 AWD XLT 5.0 160k 1997 AWD Mounty 5.0 123k 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 1990 Four Winns 200 Horizon

06-16-2007, 09:49 AM	#11
Exploderpilot Wannabe Elite Explorer Nuevo, CA (where?) 07 Titan SE Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,111 Vehicle Specs	hey i can always email pics to whoever wants them, i have a ton. so if you can't wait for september to roll around, shoot an email to jason.parrish@navy.mil i'll send them pretty quick. just got my new laptop, so i'm not held back by waiting for computer access to download my camera...... __________________ Member of IAVA Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association 03 ranger (Traded in for 07 Titan) 92 blazer (The one with all the horsepower)

06-18-2007, 09:34 AM	#12
gijoecam Village Idiot Trenton, MI 98 ExSport, '00 F-150 Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 8,035 Vehicle Specs	Hang in there, buddy! And again, thank you for doing what you do over there. :salute __________________ -98 Explorer Sport, 4.0 SOHC, K&N drop-in, LEMON in progress! -'00 F-150, mucho mods, Photo gallery Here *"We need to allow Darwinism take it's course and let the idiots weed themselves out of existance."* ~ Rick Horwitz We must believe in free will — we have no choice. ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer I'm not smart, just a resourceful idiot. ~ Me

06-19-2007, 01:40 PM	#13
RockRanger Elite Ranger San Diego CA 86 ranger no more Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,470 Vehicle Specs	Do you have a mailing address over there we can send stuff to? What kind of stuff do you need? __________________ 93 ranger rock stock. Looking for a free/ very cheap 4.0 OHV long block. Does not need to be in running condition.

07-22-2007, 08:47 PM	#14
Exploderpilot Wannabe Elite Explorer Nuevo, CA (where?) 07 Titan SE Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,111 Vehicle Specs	i don't need anything! i'm home! thanks though. all went pretty well, and now i'm on the couch where i belong.... __________________ Member of IAVA Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association 03 ranger (Traded in for 07 Titan) 92 blazer (The one with all the horsepower)

07-22-2007, 08:49 PM	#15
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 18,218 Vehicle Specs	Sweet!! Welcome back and good to hear you're ok! __________________ Colin Ignacio FORUM RULES My Explorer - My F-150 - My vBGarage - My Videos

07-22-2007, 09:35 PM	#16
RockRanger Elite Ranger San Diego CA 86 ranger no more Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,470 Vehicle Specs	Welcome back. __________________ 93 ranger rock stock. Looking for a free/ very cheap 4.0 OHV long block. Does not need to be in running condition.

07-28-2007, 11:55 AM	#17
Exploderpilot Wannabe Elite Explorer Nuevo, CA (where?) 07 Titan SE Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,111 Vehicle Specs	hey anybody got a fan clutch tool? i gotta take apart a 7.3 diesel, and from what i hear, its the same size. __________________ Member of IAVA Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association 03 ranger (Traded in for 07 Titan) 92 blazer (The one with all the horsepower)

07-28-2007, 12:29 PM	#18
techieman33 Elite Explorer Topeka, KS 00 V8 Mountaineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,010 Vehicle Specs	You should be able to borrow one at a local auto parts store, you just have to leave a deposit, then you get it all back when you return the tool. __________________ This car would be less annoying to eco-mentalists if it's engine ran on sliced dolphin. -Jeremy Clarkson

07-28-2007, 12:36 PM	#19
Exploderpilot Wannabe Elite Explorer Nuevo, CA (where?) 07 Titan SE Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,111 Vehicle Specs	you don't happen to know if there's any truth to it being the same size do you? __________________ Member of IAVA Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Association 03 ranger (Traded in for 07 Titan) 92 blazer (The one with all the horsepower)

07-28-2007, 02:09 PM	#20
techieman33 Elite Explorer Topeka, KS 00 V8 Mountaineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,010 Vehicle Specs	It should be, I"m pretty sure it's a standard size across most fords. __________________ This car would be less annoying to eco-mentalists if it's engine ran on sliced dolphin. -Jeremy Clarkson