water in 78 series standard snorkel

Not sure about your model troopy but when I worked for Toyota 88/92 (pre delivery manager not mechanic) the troopys had the factory snorkels but were in a box inside the vehicle and was part of the pre delivery section to fit them up. The holes etc were already predrilled so just had to push together couple of self tapping screws through the snorkel to hold together all done, there were bits of foam that was already stuck to the snorkel joints. Sit the cap on top with a clamp that was it. NO silicone what so ever was applied to any of the joints. I always wondered even back then how we didnt have them come back in with blown motors due to water been sucked in through the joins. Maybe there were more farm vehicles and never were really dunked in the deep ?? Regards Steve M

Toyota describe the snorkel as a dust snorkel not a water snorkel & that is why the joints & ducting are not water tight

Regarding the water in the aircleaner housing after driving in rain it probably came in with the airflow

Regards Don

From memory, theres a rubber flap to let water out of the bottom of the air cleaner box.

The new V8 snorkel is probably less wate tight than the old one where it enters through the guard

Regards Don

Thanks for the feedback - I have noticed the rubber flap at the bottom of the air cleaner box which would let water out - question is then with a fully sealed snorkel how would any water get out if it got drawn in when driving through heavy rain ?

It's good to know that the standard snorkel is not suitable for water crossing greater than around 700mm - will need to seal it up or get a after market one to be sure for water crossings !

Thats precisely why one buys and installs a Safari snorkel with a 'air-ram' head.

yes. i have a 79 ish ute and air filter light comes on i n heavy rain. strange, but i keep on driving, cause it is driving rain..........

Troopy,

If you have a good look at the snorkel and air filter housing you will see that as the air is drawn down the snorkel and enters the air box at a angle.
This allows the air to swirl around the air filter housing forcing all the heavy particle's to the out side of the housing. This is one of the reasons that the housing is round.

After the heavy particle's, dust, bugs, grass seeds and rain, have swirled around they will drop to the bottom of the housing and will fall into a sump located on the bottom of the air filter housing.

On the bottom of the sump is a rubber flap with will allow water to drain out. This sump should be removed and cleaned when the air filter is cleaned.

If you had water in the bottom of the air filter housing, remove the sump, it might be full or blocked.

Wayne

Bet your snorkle head faces forward !