Looks a little deep there Roger!
Was it over the wheels?
How deep can we go in these vehicles (and survive)? Greg
Attached a few more photos Greg showing the depth at the start was 500mm and it possibly got to 600mm part way across FOR THOSE WHO STAYED ON THE CAUSEWAY. The 2nd picture shows Rick and Brian coming across and displays the same poetic licence that Michael amusingly displayed in his compilation picture that included me first walking across to test the depth. You did have a wry smile Michael when you told me you had some interesting pictures to post.To answer your question I'd stick to the 500mm factory recomended wading depth for a Syncro then you have some much needed latitude when you do something stupid like me. I was of course worried that it would turn over but as it kept going through the river bed on the near side I stayed with it and it pulled me through to the other side. God obviously has
a Syncro in her garage! Interestingly a little water got into the pre aircleaner dustbowl but not into the paper element.It caused us to debate whether additional sealing in the form of grease or hose clamps would improve the seal back to the top of the air intake snorkle grill. The engine also coughed a few times in the next couple of hours probably from water on spark plugs and/or leads but subsequently dried out and ran beautifully back to Melbourne.
I left Michael and Brian the last of the Victorians in Eden as they were going on to Mallacoota. I thought I would stay the night at Wigan Inlet and therefore turned off the Princes Highway down the East Wigan Track just as the light was starting to fade. About 12 k in the road continued on as the "Hard to seek" track whilst I turned down the continuing but lesser East Wigan Track. It looked like someone had been down it recently although there was a lot of fallen timber and remnants of previous forest fires. My Syncro squeezed through some of the deviations round the fallen trees where the earth was piled up and soft ,it log hopped over the smaller logs pushed on down the track until it started down quite a steep section where I got out and walked down to a wooden bridge crossing presumably the wigan river. My map just showed everything as unnamed thread like tracks.. It then took off through denser scrub with no sign of previous traffic plus
by this time it was completely dark.My GPS added to my confidence by showing a gap between where I had left the syncro and the track starting up again further on.Having already pushed my luck at Shallow Crossing and feeling there were plenty of "what ifs" floating around I decided discretion was the better part of valour , brought the Syncro's tight turning circle into play and retraced my steps back to the highway where I spent the night at the first rest stop. Next day I took the turning down to Point Hicks named after Cook's Lieutenant on the Endeavour who first sighted the Australian mainland. Drove to the gate barring the road to all but residents and then walked the extra 2 K to the light house and memorial cairn. The final pictures are of a water dragon that join me for a swim in the lake at the outlet where the Mueller River runs into the sea. That was just the last day and I was back in Melbourne that night having had a great 4
days with great company enjoying our unique cars. I had only got back from Tasmania on Sunday but I was so glad I was able to enjoy Wed to Sat together, including a reunion with a number of the Kombis to the Kape crew.Prior to my arrival I gather Francisca popped in for a while and you also caught up with Peter K. Thanks Rick for all the pleasure your initiative and organisation brought.to us. Sorry to rabbit on so long but it is about to be the Chinese year of the Rabbit. Rick will be forwarding on all our photos and videos after Mark has added his magic to them. I included a peaceful scene of cows grazing the beautiful NSW countryside to show it wasn't all mad stuff but look carefully there is a T3 in the picture.
A bloke wouldn't be dead for quids!
Cheers
Roger