Any point fitting a snorkel to a slowtrak?????

[mill2020]

Work have just given me some shiney new tools to play with, including a 80mm hole cutter, which has got me thinking. Should i bite the bullet and put a blooddy great hole in the front wing of my slowtrak.
Making a Blue Peter style snorkel should be easy as long as it's water tight, but i know Petrol engines and lots of H2O don't go well together .

Am i wasting my time and should buy a diesel 4x4 or just do it and and go swimming?

Thoughts and valued opinions please

[GREENI]

Any point fitting one at all, to any motor ????
Let's face it, most people have them for the LOOKS !!! (and what's wrong in that???)
Unless it's a B&Q drain pipe jobby !!!
Fit one !!!!

Won't stop the water on the Dizzy, and all other electrical engine 'stuff' though !!!

[Range Rover Blues]

They do help with dust and underbonnet temp a little though.

[Evilgoat]

Any point fitting one at all, to any motor ????
Let's face it, most people have them for the LOOKS !!! (and what's wrong in that???)
Unless it's a B&Q drain pipe jobby !!!
Fit one !!!!

Won't stop the water on the Dizzy, and all other electrical engine 'stuff' though !!!

Wrong dude

Deisel it makes a big difference where even a cup full will total your engine. Not to mention most deisels fitted to 4x4s have no electronics to speak of. I've seen Penta deisels running under a foot of water from the rocker covers. Remeber, hydro locking a deisel is BAD

Petrol, if you dont waterproof the electrics, yes theres not a lot of point, but again, I've had Rabbits engine almost totally submerged, a feat not possible without a snorkel.

If you are going to do any amount of offroading that will involve water you'd be best advised fitting one and doing some waterproofing.

[frosty]

go for it fella, i reckon you should aim to have the most modded slowtrac in the uk!

[GREENI]

Any point fitting one at all, to any motor ????
Let's face it, most people have them for the LOOKS !!! (and what's wrong in that???)
Unless it's a B&Q drain pipe jobby !!!
Fit one !!!!

Won't stop the water on the Dizzy, and all other electrical engine 'stuff' though !!!

Wrong dude


 yes theres not a lot of point .

Contradiction ????? Duuude

[Evilgoat]

Any point fitting one at all, to any motor ????
Let's face it, most people have them for the LOOKS !!! (and what's wrong in that???)
Unless it's a B&Q drain pipe jobby !!!
Fit one !!!!

Won't stop the water on the Dizzy, and all other electrical engine 'stuff' though !!!

Wrong dude


 yes theres not a lot of point .

Contradiction ????? Duuude

I'd been gardening, leave me alone, I'm busy turning into an old git.

Now, back to my roses.....

[mill2020]

Cheers guys for the input, i'm gonna go for it, just searchin the net for a snorkel to fit other wise a trip to B&Q may be in order :lol:

Has anyone got any good tips for waterproofing?

i've relocated the dizzy and fuse box higher up in the engine bay to begin with.

Cheers Phil

[clbarclay]

I have known a diesel survive being hydrauliced, not sure what jap 4x4 it was but definatly more of a soft roader. Anyway the air intake was above the front wheel so when the driver followed a seires through a long muddy puddle (a foot deep at worst) it sucked up water like a good un.

Amazingly all they did was take out the heater plugs and turn it over a few times put the heater plugs back in and away it went. It took they a while to get at the heater plugs mind, new diesel engines are covered in all sorts of obstructions, it took some time before anyone worked out where the heater plugs were.


depedning where the standard air intake is makes snorkles more useful on some vehicles than others with decent positioned air intakes.

[Drift]

We cleaned out my mates 2.8 frontera, he went through the corwen car wash a wee bit fast, and yup it stalled.
Towed him back to the digs and he stripped out the glow plugs turned it over and nice spray of water came out.
He also emptied the intercooler that had a good cup full in.
He then went on a 7 hour drive to Devon the next day with no probs at all.

He has since fitted a snorkle  :lol:

[GREENI]

Any point fitting one at all, to any motor ????
Let's face it, most people have them for the LOOKS !!! (and what's wrong in that???)
Unless it's a B&Q drain pipe jobby !!!
Fit one !!!!

Won't stop the water on the Dizzy, and all other electrical engine 'stuff' though !!!

Wrong dude


 yes theres not a lot of point .

Contradiction ????? Duuude

I'd been gardening, leave me alone, I'm busy turning into an old git.

Now, back to my roses.....

Only roses I do....chocolate :P