Water down your snorkel...

BravoNovember · May 8, 2019

Might be a proper noob question, but I passed a disco today in the torrential rain and thunder we had with a snorkel with the air ram bit facing forwards.

Looking at the rain slamming on my windscreen as I was driving along...
Got me thinking... what’s to stop rain being rammed down there as you drive along? Especially if you were on a motorway or something? Would it be enough to lunch your engine???

slomofo · May 8, 2019

For those that actually have the snorkel plumbed in!

There is a drain at the lowest point of the air intake plumbing that is supposedly designed to be one-way, thereby allowing you to wade - although a properly plumbed in snorkel recommends this drain point being sealed as they are prone to failure (brittle rubber etc)

The safari style snorkel is designed to be reversible to prevent dust ingress more than rain, though the mushroom top versions don’t enjoy this luxury - both don’t have a big enough aperture to allow significant water ingress. Although following a truck in a monsoon of spray recently did make my Td5 a bit wheezy.....

dieseldog69 · May 8, 2019

BravoNovember said:
Might be a proper noob question, but I passed a disco today in the torrential rain and thunder we had with a snorkel with the air ram bit facing forwards.

Looking at the rain slamming on my windscreen as I was driving along...
Got me thinking... what’s to stop rain being rammed down there as you drive along? Especially if you were on a motorway or something? Would it be enough to lunch your engine???

That would take some really heavy rain to even consider but most likely it would just be soaked up by the filter and clog it.

My Old Landy · May 8, 2019

I flip mine around if driving in torrential rain

but most of the time its forward facing and its not a problem

BravoNovember · May 8, 2019

Well that’s my mind at rest then. I’m bapping out the hole saws and sealant this weekend to fit mine, just wanted to check lol.

Ironstrike · May 8, 2019

slomofo said:
For those that actually have the snorkel plumbed in!

There is a drain at the lowest point of the air intake plumbing that is supposedly designed to be one-way, thereby allowing you to wade - although a properly plumbed in snorkel recommends this drain point being sealed as they are prone to failure (brittle rubber etc)

The safari style snorkel is designed to be reversible to prevent dust ingress more than rain, though the mushroom top versions don’t enjoy this luxury - both don’t have a big enough aperture to allow significant water ingress. Although following a truck in a monsoon of spray recently did make my Td5 a bit wheezy.....

Do people really fit them without plumbing them in? So the are just like the spotlights on a Lambretta.

neilly · May 8, 2019

Ironstrike said:
Do people really fit them without plumbing them in? So the are just like the spotlights on a Lambretta.

Interesting how many you check when off roading in the mud and water and find they do not stall the engine when sealed off.

Cheers

BravoNovember · May 8, 2019

The disco 1 I had before this truck had lost the hose that connected the snorkel to the air box at some point in its prior life in the hills around cheddar. Snorkel looked good but it was basically a length of drainpipe up the side in reality.

neilly · May 8, 2019

Sometimes you find this !!...LOL.

Cheers

bankz5152 · May 8, 2019

Been there

BravoNovember · May 8, 2019

Are both of those clogged with grub and dust or have they got wet then clogged?

Pretty minging either way.

bankz5152 · May 8, 2019

Mine i went a bit deep and the snork wasnt fully sealed.

neilly · May 8, 2019

BravoNovember said:
Are both of those clogged with grub and dust or have they got wet then clogged?

Pretty minging either way.

The pic I posted was a D2 that the owner had not checked and had taken through some deep mud and water. Had got very muddy and moist on the plains.

Cheers

dieseldog69 · May 8, 2019

Ironstrike said:
Do people really fit them without plumbing them in? So the are just like the spotlights on a Lambretta.

Very common, as is having a winch bolted on the front and it not being wired in

neilly said:
Interesting how many you check when off roading in the mud and water and find they do not stall the engine when sealed off.

Cheers

Mine sucks the hoses flat and then splutters to a stop.

norseman · May 9, 2019

bankz5152 said:
Mine i went a bit deep and the snork wasnt fully sealed. ]

Tow strop on the bull-bar

Hope it's not attached to anything powerful the other end.

norseman · May 9, 2019

There was a time when it was considered advantageous to have some moisture entering the intake, thereby improving the density of the air/fuel charge

bankz5152 · May 9, 2019

norseman said:
Tow strop on the bull-bar
Hope it's not attached to anything powerful the other end.

I know! It was my mates first time out with me! Changed to the rear pretty sharpish!

goonarmy · May 9, 2019

norseman said:
Tow strop on the bull-bar
Hope it's not attached to anything powerful the other end.

Been there, done that. Looked better without the bars anyway

norseman · May 9, 2019

goonarmy said:
Been there, done that. Looked better without the bars anyway

Did it bend the chassis in the process?
nb: they all look better without 'bars & attract less attention from the anti-FWD brigade

goonarmy · May 10, 2019

norseman said:
Did it bend the chassis in the process?
nb: they all look better without 'bars & attract less attention from the anti-FWD brigade

Nah was too rusty for that and came right off. Problem was it was in a bomb hole at the time and full of water. I thought I had clipped it onto the recovery point but didn't. Got it out in the end.

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