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To: Para-Ord.45
I just drove my Astro through water that I'm sure was higher than the tailpipe. When I have driven and have seen others driven through high water it usually causes a wake that lowers the water lever around you.

Also some of the military vehicles that I have seen with a snorkel for air intake doesn't seem to have a special exhaust pipe, so perhaps it isn't a problem having the exhaust underwater. I wouldn't want to try and start it with the tailpipe underwater, that might be a problem.
11 posted on 01/23/2006 12:23:33 AM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked ( God Bless our Military)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Sorry for the bad grammar, I reversed a correction and really messed the whole sentence up. What can I say, it's midnight.


12 posted on 01/23/2006 12:26:04 AM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked ( God Bless our Military)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Well, you could conceivably get through water 48" high if you keep moving. The wake that causes a shallow in the rear of the vehicle could be enough to allow the proper ventalation. As for the engine sucking in water, that's only if the intake is below the surface and on a blazer it shouldn't be. Stop the vehicle in that high water and you have a problem. I have driven through tow to three foot water in a vehicle before, but make darn sure I didn't stop. I have also driven through 8 inches of water and had the misfortune of getting caught in a swell that went up to about four feet, swept me into a ravine. I was wet, and really pissed, LOL.

Most military vehicles have exhausts that are more than four feet high. Either on the hood, the roof, or high on the rear of the vehicle. This is specifically for fjording water. One thing you definitely don't want to do with a modern vehicle is go crashing through the water at a speed higher than about 5 mph. You will tear your fan apart and be stuck for sure.


39 posted on 01/24/2006 3:23:37 PM PST by phoenix0468 (http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
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