>Hi Harry. Check out some youtube syncro clips. The syncro is a very capable at deep water crossings. The trick is keep it steady and don't stop. i think 600mm would be very conservative. Bill
> Hi all,
> What is a save depth of water ,I can drive through and what other advice in regards to that can you give me.
> Harry
>
Bill,
I have replied earlier to Harry on this. The wading depth specified on the owner’s handbook is 350 mm and that is obviously very conservative. There is one famous South Africa clip of a Syncro that appears to be very close to floating over a river while still moving forward at a reasonable speed. That would have to be in the 600 mm range.
Les
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On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: 10 December 2009 17:18
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re:
Crossing Water
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com,
"harryschrepfer" <harryschrepfer@ ...> wrote:
>in regards to that can you give me.
> Hi all,
> What is a save depth of water ,I can drive through and what other advice
> HarryHi Harry. Check out some youtube syncro clips. The syncro is a very capable at deep water crossings. The trick is keep it steady and don't stop. i think 600mm would be very conservative. Bill
>
Dear Harry,
As we went to Cape York soon after The Wet stopped we tested the wading capacity of our Syncros. As a rough rule of thumb I reckoned I was pushing my luck once it got to the top of the wheel arches -about 630 mm with my 16" wheels.I came unstuck on a crossing in the attached photos where I had not explored the deep trough on exit. The syncro went through Ok but water poured out of the heater inside the van when I pulled out the other side. In the attached photos look at the height of the water on the Nissan Patrol and then how the daylight under the spare wheels disappears in the 2nd photo as it hit the trough.
I also found at one stage that water had got into the clear plastic dustbowl and the paper element of the aircleaner which led me to think that if I was doing a lot of water crossings I'd tape watertight all the joins in the "snorkle" down to the airfilter and go for an oiled foam one rather than a paper one that swells and can block when wet.
Am also attaching pictures of Rudi crossing the Wenlock River and Andy and Mel's van pushing the limits. I think many of the really spectacular water crossings posted are by diesel powered T3's which although not having the problem of spark ignition can really be in trouble if they injest water. The beauty of the rear engine of course is that the bow wave is not pushing on the engine which is somewhat protected in the "vacuum" at the back. You also have to remember of course that what is under the water not just the water itself can bring you undone plus river beds are not renowned for their traction.
I have a personal theory that the Israelites escaped from Egypt in T3 Syncros and Exodus left out this detail on how they really got across the Red Sea, but Les is probably going to ask for verifyable proof that would satisfy a professional engineer so I won't mention it.
Cheers
Roger
--- On Thu, 10/12/09, Bill <marg_bill@westnet.com.au> wrote:
|
> Les Harris <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:It is actually floating.
>
> Bill,
>
> I have replied earlier to Harry on this. The wading depth specified on
> the
> owner's handbook is 350 mm and that is obviously very conservative.
> There
> is one famous South Africa clip of a Syncro that appears to be very
> close to
> floating over a river while still moving forward at a reasonable speed.
> That would have to be in the 600 mm range.
>
> Les
>
>
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, plander@... wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Les Harris <leslieharris@...> wrote:
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > I have replied earlier to Harry on this. The wading depth specified on
> > the
> > owner's handbook is 350 mm and that is obviously very conservative.
> > There
> > is one famous South Africa clip of a Syncro that appears to be very
> > close to
> > floating over a river while still moving forward at a reasonable speed.
> > That would have to be in the 600 mm range.
> >
> > Les
> >
> >
>
> It is actually floating.
>
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com, plander@... wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Les Harris <leslieharris@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > I have replied earlier to Harry on this. The wading depth specified on
> > the
> > owner's handbook is 350 mm and that is obviously very conservative.
> > There
> > is one famous South Africa clip of a Syncro that appears to be very
> > close to
> > floating over a river while still moving forward at a reasonable speed.
> > That would have to be in the 600 mm range.
> >
> > Les
> >
> >
>
> It is actually floating.
>
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, Roger Bell <bellrmit@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Dear Harry,
> Â
> As we went to Cape York soon after The Wet stopped we tested the wading capacity of our Syncros. As a rough rule of thumb I reckoned I was pushing my luck once it got to the top of the wheel arches -about 630 mm with my 16" wheels.I came unstuck on a crossing in the attached photos where I had not explored the deep trough on exit. The syncro went through Ok but water poured out of the heater inside the van when I pulled out the other side. In the attached photos look at the height of the water on the Nissan Patrol and then how the daylight under the spare wheels disappears in the 2nd photo as it hit the trough.
> Â
> I also found at one stage that water had got into the clear plastic dustbowl and the paper element of the aircleaner which led me to think that if I was doing a lot of water crossings I'd tape watertight all the joins in the "snorkle" down to the airfilter and go for an oiled foam one rather than a paper one that swells and can block when wet.
> Â
> Am also attaching pictures of Rudi crossing the Wenlock River and Andy and Mel's van pushing the limits. I think many of the really spectacular water crossings posted are by diesel powered T3's which although not having the problem of spark ignition can really be in trouble if they injest water. The beauty of the rear engine of course is that the bow wave is not pushing on the engine which is somewhat protected in the "vacuum" at the back. You also have to remember of course that what is under the water not just the water itself can bring you undone plus river beds are not renowned for their traction.
> Â
> I have a personal theory that the Israelites escaped from Egypt in T3 Syncros and Exodus left out this detail on how they really got across the Red Sea, but Les is probably going to ask for verifyable proof that would satisfy a professional engineer so I won't mention it.Â
> Cheers
> Roger
>
> --- On Thu, 10/12/09, Bill <marg_bill@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: Bill <marg_bill@...>
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Crossing Water
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Thursday, 10 December, 2009, 2:18 PM
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com, "harryschrepfer" <harryschrepfer@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > What is a save depth of water ,I can drive through and what other advice in regards to that can you give me.
> > Harry
> >
> Hi Harry. Check out some youtube syncro clips. The syncro is a very capable at deep water crossings. The trick is keep it steady and don't stop. i think 600mm would be very conservative. Bill
>
>
>
>
>
>
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