How snorkel fit

[josh]

If you like, I can pass on details of how to contact them directly and maybe some of you could arrange a 'group buy' from them?

Total price delivered to the UK including import tax etc....was £230.00 ($450)

Not cheap, but hopefully worth the money considering the amount of deep water I keep finding myself in these days!

Bruce,

I would love one before spring, could you rocket off a PM to me with the info? Thanks.

Josh

[josh]

To late, I bought one... it should show up next week.

Josh

[Elsifer]

You can buy the ARB snorkel cap separately. Use plumbing pvc for the main tube sections, and put the ARB cap on top of the pvc. The arb features a very cool "water drain out" idea. The bottom of the cap is slotted and so rain/water debris hits the back of the snorkle cap, and runs out. The air goes in.
I'm explaining it poorly, but here is a link to what does work (for jeeps *gasp* I know, but bear with me).
http://www.4wheeler.ca/index.php?showtopic=5713

The caps or periscope part, or whatever, usually is fairly cheap. The rest of the snorkle, build. Save the money for other stuff.

[The Pinkfingers]

just coming up to speed; what is intended function of snorkel gear?

thanks

wwansbro

It allows you to be almost under water (theoretically as deep as your snorkel). The snorkel allows for air to keep entering your engine, keeping it running.

[patty]

do most people that do this seal the doors, or just let the water come right on in? with the fuse box and other wires that close to the ground i dont think i would be wantin a whole lot of water around my feet.

[jessef]

To late, I bought one... it should show up next week.

Josh

Pictures

[josh]

To late, I bought one... it should show up next week.

Josh

Pictures

Just got my new van this weekend, hopefully the snorkel and BFG's will be fitted this week (otherwise next week if some parts dont come in on time)... I'll keep you posted, a lot of mods will be happening real quickly to this ride. I am pumped. I'll take pics as I go.

Josh

[patty]

hey josh did you ever get that snorkel fitted?
also back to adrocks idea, which i really liked (exhaust and snorkel commin gup beside each other, look kinda semi truckish) would having the exhaust and air intake right beside each other be real bad? or having them face different direction would be enough?

[patty]

bump

[mararmeisto]

hey josh did you ever get that snorkel fitted?
also back to adrocks idea, which i really liked (exhaust and snorkel commin gup beside each other, look kinda semi truckish) would having the exhaust and air intake right beside each other be real bad? or having them face different direction would be enough?

Unless you've got a lot of soot coming out in your exhaust, it shouldn't be much of an issue, but I would put the exhaust a little lower than the intake.

Also, there would be the issue of the exhaust particulate wafting down the top/side of your ride - ever take a look at the trailer on a transport truck? Don't know if you'd want that kind of gunk wafting down along the paint job. It might also affect the possibility of opening the rear windows and getting a blast of exhaust inside the van.

[patty]

im looking into doing a set up like the pic below. move the air filter to the top of the snorkel. im not wanting to do this for river crossing (though i do sometimes find myself doing that) more so to more the air filter away from behind the tire. as i stated in other threads i find the bolt to change the airfilter rust quickly and now its rusted so badly i am unable to change the airfilter. so if im buying a new housing any ways i might as well make it better.
anyone seen these locally?

http://www.k4rovers.com/pb/images/img21 ... 56d0db.JPG

[bosc]

Just a note on snorkels....

how deep are you folks going through?

I've been going through ocean and river up past the top of the wheelwells for a while now. Learning form the beach oldies here the trick is to go slow so as to not put a bow wave in front that will push up and drown out. Another option is to go thorugh backwards which makes a depression at the front, now the back of the vehicle.

Another tip is that ICBC covers "rising water" as part of its comprehensive coverage and also in its cheaper "specified perils" insurance. If you ever lose your vehicle in water: the water came up, you didn't drive in.

Many vehicles are lost here in the beach river crossings every year.

I should probably get a snorkel one of these days...

[fexlboi]

If anybody is interested I would do a group buy for l300 snorkels: http://www.delica.ca/forum/snorkel-for- ... -6696.html

[scohar]

do most people that do this seal the doors, or just let the water come right on in? with the fuse box and other wires that close to the ground i dont think i would be wantin a whole lot of water around my feet.

You have to let the water flow in otherwise the van will float away, all depending on how deep it gets, the back end floats a long time before the front does though, maybe expanding foam and some sealing of the van and I could have the SS Deli.

[FalcoColumbarius]

Watch what happens the the first time with the window down and then the second time when he has the window up:



Falco.