P38 River crossing preparation?

Interesting read about snorkles in current issue of Australian 4WD Action mag. Not so much about the submariner aspects, but more about the small fuel efficiency gains on Toyo 60 and 80 series due to cooler air.

I'm hanging out to fit the HRA snorkel to mine to see if I can get my highway economy below 13L/100 on average with normal unleaded petrol.

One day, I might even tackle Dry Creek (what a freakin misnomer!) again... with the panic button installed of course, and all the holes in the rear plugged...

Here's another tip I've discovered after playing around a lot with the front air plenum recently:
If you get wash over your bonnet, it may reach the air intake plenum behind the firewall (obvious yeah I know). What I didn't realise up until recently is how easily water can reach the pollen filters and drop down to the blower motors and on to the floor... what's on the floor? those delicate ECU's and the BeCM.
At a minumim, put the HVAC on recirc to close the flaps and slow down water ingress, or fashion another water barrier at the plenum air intake behind the back of the bonnet. I'll "thunk" on this some more and maybe come up with something one day.

Cheers, Paul.

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Originally Posted by Scouse

A video camera so we can laugh at analyse your water crossings might be an idea :).

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Video attached with my mate hamming it up :p

Not quite as wet as we hoped. This is as good as it got though and still great fun :cool:

We went to Turon gates and followed the track to Sofala - awesome little drive. Arrived in Sofala just before a 4WD drive cclub arrived, The street was filled with about 12 Landcruisers and my P38 with a lot of vague and guarded interest from the LC drivers.

Felt a little like a scene from Life of Brian...
"You're all individuals!" - "I'm not.." ;)

Thanks for all the advice, stay tuned for the next attempt. If there's enough water that is...

Dave

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Originally Posted by LavisLane

Felt a little like a scene from Life of Brian...

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Maybe the LC guys thought you were the messiah ?!

Glad you made it across - looked pretty harrowing in there :p

Great to see a P38 in its natural environment!:clap2:

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Originally Posted by Hoges

Great to see a P38 in its natural environment!:clap2:

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What? You mean water?

IMHO the P38 in that scenario looks a lot more stylish than those yota's.

Stu

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Originally Posted by Junosi

Maybe the LC guys thought you were the messiah ?!

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He's not the messiah, he's just a very naughty boy! :D:p:)

I have a very clear and distinct memory of the rather large P38 poster hanging in my local dealers spares office...

It shows a P38 with the range rover bonnet lettering just visible above the water it is plowing through!?!

Wouldn't that actually be false advertising in its purest form?!?

Or, is it just considered drumming up a bit of business from silly buggers with thin brains and fat wallets?

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Originally Posted by 81stubee

IMHO the P38 in that scenario looks a lot more stylish than those yota's.

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Second that! Toyos may be very capable, reliable and a popular choice but they don't hold a candle to Rangies in terms of "pose value" whatever the setting.

I know it is a tad juvenile, but I just love going out 4WD'ing with Toyo's, Nissans and Jeeps... doing everything they do, but in far more comfort and "style".

It's the 4wd equivalent of that cliche that Clarkson uses "I drive a Jaaagg" :D

My favourite Rangie advert is that one with the P38A parked outside an English manor with the the subtitle "The Rich" and the next photo of it in the mud with the subtitle "The Filthy Rich" :D

Cheers, Paul.

I also liked the Australian version of that from quite a few years ago. It was heavily displayed in the airports etc. Had a picture split in half - the left side had a pristine P38 RR parked outside a mansion in Toorak with the title "Toorak" and on the right it was up to its door sills in mud with the title "Tractor"

Hi Guys
I am not sure if you guys ever saw it but there was a sales brochure out for the p38 where they had photo shopped the rangie ploughing through mud as if it was up to door handles.....hmmm then in the Discovery brochure i saw the same background, this time with one of the CT Discovery's ploughing through...

I am with the rest of you, I love pulling up on a track and everyone stops and looks, "wow never thought i would see one of those out here".

I think that the most interest i got was when i said i was going to take my Rangie to cape york.... some laughed, some chuckled.....and me? i drove up there in "business class", all that was missing was the stewardesses walking up and down the isle serving food and drinks!

Raz