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Jack Quinlan (Jsq)
| | Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 12:30 am: | 
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Help me settle an argument with some pick-up truck types.
For typical wading, in water deep enough to submerge the muffler, is any equipment other than a raised intake (snorkel) and an engine seal kit required?
these two claim water goes up the muffler. I say, a constant foot on the accelerator keeps it out.
and the jury hands down its verdict... |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 02:44 am: |
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Ask bubba if he has ever had anything come back up through a straw while he was blowing bubbles in his big-gulp of mountain dew. Now if you stall it while it is under water......... |
M. Recke (Disco_Obsession)
| | Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 09:30 pm: |
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I saw a TV documentary here in Australian years back about Outback travel 4WD driving tips. One segment was on preparing deep water crossings. Firstly the guy sprayed water repellant over all the electicals, coil, dizzy, etc then draped a plastic tarp over the hood and over the grille causing an airlock.Then he fitted a exhaust shop made tail pipe extention to his existing pipe. It simply clamped to it and via a 45 deg bend extended the pipe to roof level. An exhaust snorkel I suppose you could call it. This took all of a couple of minutes to fit. In the event that the vehicle did stall, water was unable to enter the muffler. As far a Disco LR doesn't recommend you go deeper than mid axle height. I supose one would have to protect the ECU from water too. wrap it in a plastic bag or something. |
d1r1
| | Posted on Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 10:57 am: |
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I had a Dodge M-37 weapons carrier for years equipped with the deep water fording kit. 84 inch high tail pipe and intake snorkel, pressurized distributor and fuel system, water proof plugs, etc. and 11.00/16 michelin xl's.
The greatest was when a bunch of clowns in 1/2 ton fords/chevys with 44's were tipping around in an area of deep water but never venturing from the edge.
To their surprise we crossed about 300 yards of flooded sandbar in the truck with water over the hood (not just a bow wake) up to my lap inside and coming over the top of the bed in the rear! My lab's retrieving dummy was floating around inside above the seat bottom.
With 5.83 gears and the hand throttle pulled we cruised through to much amazement.
It was awesome. |
Grant Lawson
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 12:30 pm: |
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Had my truck sunk,
got pulled out and restarted and a stream of water shot out the back for 3-5 seconds. i think all is well,but does anyone know of any issues with uneven cooling of hot engine components? |
muskyman
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 02:00 pm: |
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water can run back up the exhaust and turn to vapour causing problems when stops.
also very large volume exhaust systems will allow water to get in and will sometimes after idling cause enough of a restriction to cause the truck to no longer idle and stall. then you are up a creek because the motor turning over will not create enough pressure to clear the exhaust sytem and restart. |
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