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Old 10-23-2017, 03:23 PM   #41
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Nice thread!

Haven't driven deepest that top on front bumper, it's too dangerous to suck water in airbox intake...

Take care to stop the air compressor to avoid it to suck watter. ;-)
As a point of reference, you will not suck water into the a/c system unless the water is cowl level deep. The a/c pump is closed loop and pumps refrigerant, not air like a shop compressor. It does take a lot of water to make a problem in the airbox as well, especially since there are 2 half inch drain holes in the bottom of the collection box for drainage.

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Old 10-25-2017, 07:08 AM   #42
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[QUOTE=REDOVAL;214751]As a point of reference, you will not suck water into the a/c system unless the water is cowl level deep. The a/c pump ......./QUOTE]

I believe Claude was refering to the air compressor mounted on the frame. I've seen the result of his submerging one, and it ain't pretty. I wasn't aware it was running at the time though, but that explains a lot.
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Old 10-25-2017, 07:16 AM   #43
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As a point of reference, you will not suck water into the a/c system unless the water is cowl level deep. The a/c pump ......./QUOTE]

I believe Claude was refering to the air compressor mounted on the frame. I've seen the result of his submerging one, and it ain't pretty. I wasn't aware it was running at the time though, but that explains a lot.
Ok fair enough! That will definitely have a negative effect! I routed the air inlet for my Viair to the engine compartment so water ingress wouldn't be an issue.

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Old 10-25-2017, 11:43 AM   #44
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And I can't imagine what would happen if you suck water into the engine's cold air box. I also consider the air compressor. The filter on mine is an oil soaked sponge. I don't really know how resistant it is to becoming soaked. If I can't walk or probe the crossing I generally turn back.
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Old 10-28-2019, 06:17 AM   #45
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when I hit play I get the following message, but it may just be me.

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Old 10-28-2019, 06:27 AM   #46
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We had to cross this river in Zambia (africa) as the pontoon they had was out of work and disasambled.

This is a combination of pictures and video. My wife refused to walk through the river because of the animals in it ;-)
So we got some pictures of the guy on the other side and i drove afterwards back, but not to the deepest point.




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Very cool - enjoyed the Video. Don’t know I would walk the river either...probably do what you did - ask the wife to go first!
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Old 10-31-2019, 02:37 AM   #48
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when I hit play I get the following message, but it may just be me.

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hope it works now....was my mistake
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yep works now, thanks. your ongoing adventure is just awesome. love seeing your updates.

only other question i have is how my response got above your post, lol.
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How is everyone here dealing with shifter hole and water incursion through it? I have a boot, but that will hardly keep water from entering the van...

On my Ranger, I've done deep water crossings (approaching 1M), but I have a snorkel and breathers, and there's no open holes for the shifters...
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