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Preventing Water in Airbox?

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Old 09-24-2009, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by JeepPilot88
I have been through much more water than that... much faster and not had any problems.

See picture:


Since traded that JEEP in But never a problem.
that does look faster... but not deeper...

I can still see the bottom of your bumper and your fogs
I was up to the bottom of the headlight rings
SSEEEE

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Old 09-24-2009, 10:10 AM
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blahhh it was soo small what the hell
Old 09-24-2009, 10:12 AM
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well I give up :(
Old 09-24-2009, 10:31 AM
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Adam, buy a snorkel and be done with it. You already raised your breathers... youll hydrolock your motor way before you will get water in your transmissiond or trans. case..

And besides, they make a good sound and look pretty darn cool to boot.

you knew It was coming since im a picture whore..


also, the snorkel has already saved me at least once.
Old 09-24-2009, 11:02 AM
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I'm the latest to join the HYDROLOCK CLUB.

First thing I'll do once I get my jeep back is put a snorkle on the damn thing. I was splashing in the water, not deep at all, and that's all it took. And it DID NOT take long at all. It could have happened driving thru one of our Texas deluges.

This is an absolute design flaw in the JK.

And expensive.
Old 09-24-2009, 11:55 AM
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About hydrolocking, i have a new theory... its all about your luck, because i've had water in my intake and it still worked. only sputtered a little bit but the engine got over it so i guess i was lucky huh?
Old 09-24-2009, 03:57 PM
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Do the snorkes have issues with snow or ice?
Old 09-24-2009, 04:56 PM
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Get an AEV snorkle, that puddle I am goint through in my avatr pic was over 4 feet deep in the middle and I didnt hydrolok thanks to the snorkle.
Old 09-24-2009, 05:06 PM
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Im just curious if you guys that hydrolocked had removed your stock little snorkle from your airbox or not?

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Old 09-24-2009, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Cerunnos
Do the snorkes have issues with snow or ice?
I second this question. I was also wondering whether heavy rain or puddle splashing can make its way into the opening of the snorkel and run down into the air intake?


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