wickedandlazee Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Same water only a little deeper :blink: My mate filmed me going through the other night. Went though it again tonight and it came half way up the doors - was a bit worried for a moment or two but the old surf ploughed on through :blink: Video is from the other night flood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 You need to be careful wading through water that's too deep. Most people (you included probably) realise that if an engine sucks in water through the air intake, it can hydraulic (break) your engine. Less people know about axle and gearbox problems. These lesser parts all have breather tubes, to allow pressure changes when they get hot/cool. Air moves in these breathers. If you wade a hot truck into water, it cools the diff casings and other metal parts, causing the contents to shrink slightly. Instead of sucking in air through the breather like normal, it will suck in water! Water in axle/gearbox oil=trouble. Be sure to check/change the oil in these bits regularly if you wade a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedandlazee Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Be sure to pack Life vests and a set of Oars just incase :blink: :blink: LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 njc is right, but you only just about wet the botttom. My some is into off roading in a serious way. I will try to get him to post some recent pictures later. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 You need to be careful wading through water that's too deep. Most people (you included probably) realise that if an engine sucks in water through the air intake, it can hydraulic (break) your engine. Less people know about axle and gearbox problems. These lesser parts all have breather tubes, to allow pressure changes when they get hot/cool. Air moves in these breathers. If you wade a hot truck into water, it cools the diff casings and other metal parts, causing the contents to shrink slightly. Instead of sucking in air through the breather like normal, it will suck in water! Water in axle/gearbox oil=trouble. Be sure to check/change the oil in these bits regularly if you wade a lot :blink: Playing in water takes a lot of prep Get it wrong and your wallets gonna take a big hit :blink: But when you get it right :o Heres a movie of me at a Pay and Play day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Don't worry until you sitting in it wicked and hope you haven't got a ECU mounted under the seat like the TD5 defender :unsure: LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedandlazee Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 No the ECU isn't under the seat - its a toyota those japs know what they are doing I am gonna use it for proper offroading some time this year - when i do it will be prepped properly as I haven't got that much money if things go wrong . Just in the throes of seeing what its capable of. Sure is a joy to drive and and I am driving around with an insane grin on my face most of the time :o Its been lifted too so I do I have a bit of extra room :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 that sort of depth is fine, might want to slow down a little though, I did similar in a daihatsu fourtrack we used too have and cracked the rad along the top where the water was pushing against it :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 that sort of depth is fine, might want to slow down a little though, I did similar in a daihatsu fourtrack we used too have and cracked the rad along the top where the water was pushing against it Speed looked ok to me :unsure: its all about building and maintaining a bow wave in front of your motor Oh a snorkel helps too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 both them vids are mint! I would love to get a defender or SJ413 soon just to play around in!! Used to have an S410 when I was about 16 and used to love offroadin in that little thing!! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedandlazee Posted March 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Heres a movie of me at a Pay and Play day Nice one - where was the pay and play day at? Gonna arrange one of them soon and also do some green laning :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Heres a movie of me at a Pay and Play day Nice one - where was the pay and play day at? Gonna arrange one of them soon and also do some green laning :( The pay and play day was at a local chalk quarry which holds them every month Its £25 and you play all day There are loads around i have a link to a site which list them nationwide i will see if i can dig it out for you Should be plenty of greenlaning up your way nothing much down here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Nice bit of film SL :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Sorry, but boy blunder has not had time to post any of his pictures. You can visit www.northwest4x4.co.uk. There are plenty of photos on there. The white Vitara with the snorkel is boy blunder, who spends most of the week fixing, and most Sundays trying to either break, flood or get it stuck. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 www.northwest4x4.co.uk. Not working :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBLATCH Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 good going compared to some 4x4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 just tried it on a different computer, works for me. click here webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedandlazee Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Cheers chaps :( will check the site out. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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