Thread: River Crossing pic

want some deep river crosing pics

Notice the one in front, under water

Originally Posted by Reads90

Get you self a Land Rover gen Dissy and with Lucas leads and champion spark plugs then the V8 will be alot better with water . Had a rangie set up like this and it never had problems with water. Well not compaired to other V8's anyway. The Landy Dissy's fit alot better and keep out the water and steam.

I have a Lucas distributer (with electronic gear). Is that the one you mean (or is it called a Land Rover distributer)?

Do the Lucas leads cover the plugs better or something?

Originally Posted by timberwolf_302

I have a Lucas distributer (with electronic gear). Is that the one you mean (or is it called a Land Rover distributer)?

Do the Lucas leads cover the plugs better or something?

Nah we just found in the Uk that Gen land rover Lucas Dissy and Lucas leads and Champion spoark plugs made it alot better in water than after market stuff that did not fir poperly. after all that is what they were made for
Also have found fitting a steering guard helps as it stop water coming up from behind the rad and hitting the dissy

Originally Posted by MickG

Looks like you are about to drive straight into the bank.......I assume you made it okay? Any water through the door seals? Great pics though, and a cracker of you as well Reads.

Yep made it thru. The shallowest path takes you right up against that island I'm heading for. I got some water in the door seals and lifted the carpets for a couple of days to dry. I also then used black silicon to improve the seals at the door bottoms(Ie reposition the rubber dowells and smooth out the gap at the join) and this worked a treat later on.
I changed the rear diff oil at Laura on the way south as it had got milky-I changed the front when I got home. The transmission/transfer c are fine-thier breathers are much higher. Still working myway thru checking the hubs/wheel bearings.

Originally Posted by Reads90

want some deep river crosing pics

Notice the one in front, under water

I bet that didnt drive out !

I've got the DVD of that year, they actually pulled them out by hand from memory, full of water!!!

Originally Posted by edddo

On the Old Telegraph Line. Did I really do that to my discobaby?

It got to the bootom of the pas side window at its deepest point. A GXL cruiser came to grief here not long before.

Edddo,

I remember that particular crossing. Someone had come to grief in it not long before we went thru. As I recall there was a deep hole and if you took the wrong line, thats where you came went for the deep swim.

You know the old advise about checking creek crossings on foot before driving thru? Well Numpty made me wade thru all the crossings. Maybe he was hoping a hungry croc would take me

He was kind and didn't make me wade thru that one. We got thru no worries also (in our SIII Stage I)

Numpty's Missus

Originally Posted by numpty

Edddo,

I remember that particular crossing. Someone had come to grief in it not long before we went thru. As I recall there was a deep hole and if you took the wrong line, thats where you came went for the deep swim.

You know the old advise about checking creek crossings on foot before driving thru? Well Numpty made me wade thru all the crossings. Maybe he was hoping a hungry croc would take me

He was kind and didn't make me wade thru that one. We got thru no worries also (in our SIII Stage I)

Numpty's Missus

Yep....if you strayed too far to the left it drops to about 5-6 feet. Nice swimming weather while we were there. No crocs in those inland streams is there? Not in the moving water anyway?? Who knows? What color is your series landy-there was a lwb, yellow one drying out on the north side of the crossing when we went thru early July.