Thread: P38 River crossing preparation?

Originally Posted by p38arover

If the water is above the bonnet line, wouldn't it flood in via the cabin air intake?

Yes it would if you have the air intake on 'Fresh' instead of 'recirculate'. I'm just saying that in the 4WD community there seem to be a few cowboys that think that they can defy the odds and drive through endless water just because they have a snorkel.

Originally Posted by redandy3575

Yes it would if you have the air intake on 'Fresh' instead of 'recirculate'.

I don't think recirculate would stop water ingress on a Land Rover!

Originally Posted by p38arover

I don't think recirculate would stop water ingress on a Land Rover!

minimizing it is about as far as you get.

BTW Paul, when you drowned yours, did you have the tarp over the front? And how deep was the water?

Just go back one page to see .

Originally Posted by redandy3575

minimizing it is about as far as you get.

BTW Paul, when you drowned yours, did you have the tarp over the front? And how deep was the water?

Yep, see the pics in post 36 (previous page like Scouse says). Water was about 0.7-0.9m deep, top of the wheel arches with 31" tyres and EAS set to high. Standard front bar with wading bra. The problem was loss of momentum/ bow wave. I recall a small amount of floating, but don't remember if this was before or after the engine died.

Originally Posted by PaulP38a

Yep, see the pics in post 36 (previous page like Scouse says). Water was about 0.7-0.9m deep, top of the wheel arches with 31" tyres and EAS set to high. Standard front bar with wading bra. The problem was loss of momentum/ bow wave. I recall a small amount of floating, but don't remember if this was before or after the engine died.

With the loss of momentum, did you just slip or got half bogged? The water still looks like it was below the air box intake.