Just get a wrapping paper tube, cover it in cling film so it doesn't dry out, drill a hole in your bonnet and air filter, and secure it with duct tape. Job's a good 'un
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
Just get a wrapping paper tube, cover it in cling film so it doesn't dry out, drill a hole in your bonnet and air filter, and secure it with duct tape. Job's a good 'un
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Niz406
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Just get a wrapping paper tube, cover it in cling film so it doesn't dry out, drill a hole in your bonnet and air filter, and secure it with duct tape. Job's a good 'un
Oh yes, if I ever get 'round to fitting one to the zook it'll probably be a B&Q drainpipe special.
Playtime_Fontayne wrote:"Dai Rees Supplier of Fine Automobilia. Established 2007"
I know that a snorkel can replace a low-down air intake, which is a good thing but if the water is high enough to enter the air box and lock the engine then surely the water is also as high as your alternator? I'm not aware that alternators can work submerged?
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
It's all to do with momentum. Even if a car with a snorkel gets stuck submerged, it will normally be a bad thing. The idea is that you keep moving through the water which creates a bow wave meaning that the water level inside the engine bay is lower than the water level outside the car. If you stop then the water levels equal normally flooding the engine anyway.
It's also a damn site easier to rectify drowned electronics than it is to rectify an engine that's sucked up water and hydrauliced. Diseasels will run under water no problem as long as they have an air intake....
well i'm back and i didnt drown me or my 7
the first three days were crap even had a gale force 8 on the first night
and yes i was in a tent
covered 1918 miles in ten days averaged 45.5mpg which isnt too bad when you consider most cornish roads are 2 or 3rd gear(not wide enough to go higher)
and post since last visit was 628
2004 Iron Grey 407se 136bhp......Written Off
2006 Moonstone blue 407 se 136 bhp.....Written off
2006 silver 407 SW..........replacement
DaiRees wrote:It's also a damn site easier to rectify drowned electronics than it is to rectify an engine that's sucked up water and hydrauliced. Diseasels will run under water no problem as long as they have an air intake....
