More Snorkel Questions

Finally got the safari snorkel on, buy only dry fixed.. Going to play with
silocone this afternoon!

When all the silicone is dry, if ive done it right, if i put my hand over
the top of the snorkel, the engine should stall.

What if enough air can get in somewhere for it to run - As its on a 200tdi,
the heater matrix is in the way of the air intake in the wing so i cant get
to it. Heater out time?

How much water can go into a diesel engine before it dies. None? Im assuming
that rain and the like will be removed by the air filter unit?

Mark

200tdi 9090

In message <[email protected]>
"Mark Solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Finally got the safari snorkel on, buy only dry fixed.. Going to play with
> silocone this afternoon!
>
> When all the silicone is dry, if ive done it right, if i put my hand over
> the top of the snorkel, the engine should stall.
>
> What if enough air can get in somewhere for it to run - As its on a 200tdi,
> the heater matrix is in the way of the air intake in the wing so i cant get
> to it. Heater out time?
>
> How much water can go into a diesel engine before it dies. None? Im assuming
> that rain and the like will be removed by the air filter unit?
>
> Mark
>
> 200tdi 9090
>
>

The air filter will get it - and by the time the turbo has cooked it as
well it will be completely vapourised (I seem to recall reading that
injecting a bit of steam can into a diesel engine can be a Good Thing
under certain circumstances).

Water in the top end of an engine is Bad News - liquids cannot be
compressed so something has to give......

Richard
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In message <[email protected]>, Mark Solesbury
<[email protected]> writes
>
>Finally got the safari snorkel on, buy only dry fixed.. Going to play with
>silocone this afternoon!
>
>When all the silicone is dry, if ive done it right, if i put my hand over
>the top of the snorkel, the engine should stall.
>
>What if enough air can get in somewhere for it to run - As its on a 200tdi,
>the heater matrix is in the way of the air intake in the wing so i cant get
>to it. Heater out time?
>
>How much water can go into a diesel engine before it dies. None? Im assuming
>that rain and the like will be removed by the air filter unit?
>
>Mark
>
>200tdi 9090
>
>



Trying to stop a diesel engine by putting your hand over the end of the
air intake might hurt.
--
Marc Draper

In message <[email protected]>, Mark Solesbury

>> How much water can go into a diesel engine before it dies. None?
Certainly bugger all. Without calculating it, I'd guess at << 8 mL per
cylinder.

Steve