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Old 07-21-2017, 02:26 PM
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I hit a coyote at speed late Friday, coming home from the local dirt track, below the bumper. Unlike a deer strike, a coyote is close to the ground, so goes under the front end, rather than up and over the bonnet. As I slowed to a stop I heard a loud PSSSSSST sound like a tire deflating. The A/C condenser was bent into a vee shape at the bottom, power steering cooler was bent up from formerly straight across, lower bumper cover area smashed, fog light sockets hanging by their wires, plastic under tray torn loose lying back a distance in the road. glovebox gauge showed 31PSI in front, 30 in back. Power steering fluid not down, no sign of a leak, so I assumed my refrigerant had departed on impact. My radiator/AC shop is backed up, so while I'm waiting, I drive the car now and then, and the AC works fine. Low 90's in Indiana, cool as a cucumber in my Jag.
So, what was that sound? Air suspension has been decommissioned in favor of coilovers, so any residual air components near the right front bumper? Anything else pressurized?
 

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