Just keep goin in till it cuts off.

 

Here are a couple pictures of my first trip off road and had to test my jeep out in water. I got water in the jeep but I survived. If you look at this picture you can see how long we had to drive in water and how deep it was. I promise I was nervous the whole way, but I survived without incident. We didn't do this because we wanted to but we were faced with a decision to get out because it was getting late and another older jeep had broken down that we were going to get parts for.

 

Here are a couple pictures of my first trip off road and had to test my jeep out in water. I am the one taking the pictures of another JK. I got water in the jeep but I survived. If you look at this picture you can see how long we had to drive in water and how deep it was. We had to drive over a 1/2 mile in water like this and hit some holes that were deeper than this. I promise I was nervous the whole way, but we survived without incident. We didn't do this because we wanted to but we were faced with a decision to get out because it was getting late and another older jeep had broken down that we were going to get parts for.





PS - The bike was for recover and emergency purposes.

 

FWIW, I had a friend in the late 1970's that sunk his CJ-7 ice fishing. 22 feet to the bottom. Come Spring we had a round of rescue attempts and finally got it out, four months after it went in. Drained everything, refilled everything and basically started it up again. Dented the driver's side fenders and door, trashed the soft top and bent the driveline, from the sinking or the recovery we don't know.

The Jeep was paid for and had no insurance coverage for this, the total recovery and rebuild cost about $500 at the time and the Jeep was worth about $1,500, so not a bad deal. Most of the cost was the top and driveshaft, plus tow truck rental and snorkling equipment for four guys. And a couple cases of Utica Club (are they even around anymore?).

Last I knew he still had it and still used it for ice fishing.

Jeff

 

I personally don't go in water that is deeper than the door seals, not cuz I am worried for water in the cab, (i take the carpet and drain plugs out anyways,) but so I have some "wiggle" room in case the bottom gets deeper and I can't see it under water. I raised my breathers, (everyone should do it and it only costs around 20$ to do....) But still there are other things that can get damaged even though most of hte electronics in the engine are up high and somewhat water resistant such as...

after wheeling in a big puddle that never got more than about 2 ft deep, I went into one that was only about 6-8 ft across. just easing into it the front of the jeep immedieately sunk down to where water was right at the bottom of my hood latches! headlights under water, water only about 2-3 inches below my intake, I was submerged for about 3 minutes until I was pulled out, btw, the rear tires weren't even touching water, just mud, but the front was sunk!

After pulling out, there was no damage other than my radiator fan was fried, a definite chink in the jk's armor, but no other damage, but that is why I always say don't push the limits in water, if you have six inches of lee way and the bottom falls out from under you, as long as it doesn't fall out six inches, ur fine!!!!

BTW, here is a link to my write up and regarding the posts on page 3, I still have not found a breather for the manual transmission although I have for the auto, I am still not convinced the manuals have vent hoses, PLEASE prove me wrong someone!!!

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ight=breathers

 

What I have been told is that water can enter the engine if it's off while submerged through the OPEN exhaust port. No it won't "suck" water in but it will fill up the cylinder while submerged so as soon as you crank it your gonna hydro lock it.

You would need to be submerged up to your heads though for this to happen, and if you restart quickly enough it won't hurt anything after a stall.

I believe Humvee's DO have exhaust snorkels as well as intake snorkels, Maybe some servicemen have more experiance with how they work though.

 

To bad that's a Land Cruiser, not a Jeep.

 

Most every military vehicle ever made has snorkels for both the intake and exhaust. Sorry, but if the water level gets above the engine and the engine happens to die, where the heck do yall think it's gonna go with no exhaust snorkel?

 

i don't have pictures,
but myself and my witness can tell you that any water just below the door handle and the rear of the jeep will float and the engine is completely under water will flow in from all over and stopping allows one to here the water dumping in, reversing with out rear tires touching cause the vehicle to shift quickly with no control of which direction the rear goes.

this is with a snorkel

 

next time for all of us, use some punctuation marks.