Ok, i am wanting to set up my rig for trouble free deep water fording. I havent installed my snorkle yet but here is what i have and what i want to do. Most of the experience i have with this is from humvees and tanks so i tryed to apply that logic to setting up my SIII to ford some of the larger water holes here.
I know that diesels are much more adapt at doing this but i dont have one. I know that you can waterproof an petrol engine but i want to see if anyone out there has any experience with it before i sink my truck in a hole.
Electrics. As long as everything has been waterproofed then it shouldnt been too big a deal. the only exception is the alternator and battery. We routeenly submerge our 6 12V batteries in salt water and havent had a problem but i am not sure about the alternator.
What i have:
Thanks!
I know that diesels are much more adapt at doing this but i dont have one. I know that you can waterproof an petrol engine but i want to see if anyone out there has any experience with it before i sink my truck in a hole.
Electrics. As long as everything has been waterproofed then it shouldnt been too big a deal. the only exception is the alternator and battery. We routeenly submerge our 6 12V batteries in salt water and havent had a problem but i am not sure about the alternator.
What i have:
- Weber snorkle attachment for Weber 32/36DGV (in theory it will be plumbed to a Defender TDI air cleaner that is set up for a snorkle and routed to the roof outside the truck)
- Breather tubes for axles
- Water proofed the aux fuse box with silicone (all connections and bare wire has been encased in silicone)
- electric fan with shut off switch
- Silicone the dist cap, drill hole in top and silicone a tube into top and route into snorkle. (this SHOULD waterproof it)
- Dielectric grease all sparkplug boots
- tape off breather hole on clutch master cylinder (just before entering water)
- Wire in new master fuse block and have contained in waterproof container in arm rest.
- Tape dipstick to tube.
Thanks!
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