do safari snorkels let rain in
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 30, 2005 at 18:27
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Member - toohey
gidy'all
when i fitted a safari to my nissan navara 3.0lt the cyclone pre cleaner had to go,this was fitted with a with a rubber frog mouth to pinch and let the collected dust out.most air cleaner houseings i've seen have em' also,the navara's houseing does'nt,my thoughts were if rain did get in it had no where to go.the houseing had a protrusion blanked off where i could see a frog mouth used to live,so i drilled it out and fitted one.then i went one better i fitted a cap with a clear rubber tube on it,about 100mm. long, sealed at the other end with a rubber bung out of my tinnie,so unit is sealed for water crossings,travelled
home this arvo'thru about 1/2 hour of heavy rain do'in 80 to 100k's p/h,checked the clear tube it had about 30ml's of water in it,pulled the bung out and drained it,so in future when it rains i'll leave the bung out. hope this helps other navara owners or any one else with safari snorkels fitted,phew' thats the longest one fingered post i've ever done,need a beer see ya'.
regards toohey
Reply By: vitara - Friday, Jul 01, 2005 at 08:04
Friday, Jul 01, 2005 at 08:04
Hi Everyone, I have just fitted a safari
snorkel to my hilux about 3 weeks ago, I was told by TJM to seal every thing up including taking the flexi hose from the air canister across to the inlet manifold. I've done that using a blue silicone (hope its the right stuff that's what they told me to use) but was also concerned about water getting in but not been able to get out, so I rang safari themselves to find out, he said to me if you are doing alot of water crossings seal it up if just for dusty roads don't block it up, (drain valve i'm talking about) he said to me you need to determine what sort of driving your going to be doing most of. So I have unblocked my'n so water can drain out, he said if you got water down the
snorkel during normal rain not by sticking a hose down it, it wouldn't be enough for the water to be injested and do any damage, ok so if you have it blocked where does the water then go? it will getted pulled into the air filter then the passing air will dry it out WHAT SORT OF AN ANSWER IS THAT So I'm still none the wiser, and at the moment still have it unblocked at the bottom of the air canister which is located on the removeable lid of the cannister. Take Care Vitara
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Follow Up By: Neville M (VIC - Melb) - Friday, Jul 01, 2005 at 09:36
Friday, Jul 01, 2005 at 09:36
Vitara.
What the Guy said does make sence, that small amount of water pulled on to the air filter would dry out with the air passing over it.
Wet a small piece of a hankey and direct air on to it, it dry's out.
If you were in a hugh tropical storm, keep the bung out.
Neville
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Follow Up By: vitara - Friday, Jul 01, 2005 at 10:08
Friday, Jul 01, 2005 at 10:08
Thanks Neville M will keep that in mind,just a quic question if I dont seal up the outlet just a little rubber flap (not a frog mouth) meant to do the same thing, If I was doing a water crossing how long could I stay under for before It sucked water in or am I better to do like (Sorry can't remember his user name) and fit a cap on a lenth of hose so that way it is permantly sealed and I can keep an eye on any water entrapment in the tube ? That way at least I know that it is sealed if I do dunk it. Any further suggestions would be appreciated Take Care Vitara
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