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  1. 8th October 2007, 11:38 AM #1
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    Alternative to snorkle?

    Range Rover Classic:

    Has anyone used the vent area (between bonnet and Windscreen) as a way to suck in dry air instead of a snorkle? What if one is to cut a hole in the engine bay facing the vent area and place a 3" flexi tube from the carbies into it (alowing for filters)?

    I saw from last months 4x4Monthly how the tuff truck Pajero owner did this and I thought it was a good idea. Question is, is it feasable and does it matter if one drills a hole through the firewall engine bay? Or do you think its easier to knock up a standard snorkle?
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  2. 8th October 2007, 11:44 AM #2
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    You'll end up with a cabin full of fumes for 1...

    Water easily gets up there in a decent crossing so no good either...

    And being a pressure area dust is forced there as well...

    Do a proper snorkel...
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  3. 8th October 2007, 12:51 PM #3
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    I remember from my Leyland days, a grazier from the Longreach district who had all his LR's fitted with an air intake inside the cabin, high up in the left upper corner of the windscreen with a Donaldson swirl bowl pre-cleaner.
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  4. 8th October 2007, 01:02 PM #4
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    FJ40 style - air intake from the glove box.
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  5. 8th October 2007, 01:26 PM #5
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    That's a Series Land Rover for you - needs a pre-cleaner for the air INSIDE the vehicle!
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  6. 8th October 2007, 01:36 PM #6
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    hmmm, good points. Wouldnt like to have any fumes near me. As for water getting in, you obviously have crossed some deep ones But yes, a decent splash back would mean water getting in.
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    I think I'd go for the 'tried and true' snorkel...

    The 'back end of the bonnet' vents are not for the purpose of which you intend....

    ...just ask Juuta Klienschmidt and what happened to her Dakar Touraeg a few years ago....

    and don't believe everything you read in (some) magazines.....,

    enthusiast (untrained, not journo) writers are not necessarily experts...


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  8. 8th October 2007, 02:53 PM #8
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    IMHO, the standard position of the carby air cleaner inlet is about the best position there is except for a snorkle.
    I am referring to models with the say 6 inch long pipe going onto the oval filter housing at the back of the engine. You will float before the engine stops and the dizzy will be under anyway.
    I have been in water over the bonnet in one corner in the Nissan trials dam, with no hydraulic.
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  9. 8th October 2007, 03:33 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quiggers View Post
    enthusiast (untrained, not journo) writers are not necessarily experts...


    GQ
    Journos are not always experts either...
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  10. 9th October 2007, 09:12 AM #10
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    If only for occasional use, I made a temporary one up at the last minute before a Cape York trip this year. Flexible hose that that exits under the front of the bonnet with the bonnet up on first catch and zip tied to a bit of rod which bolts on to spare UHF ant. mount on the bullbar. Only used it once but it worked well.
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