flnl Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Do any of you have connected hoses to the air breathers to elevate them, so that the water is not breathed in and mixed with the oil when crossing rivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 yes & its a wise move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 yes & its a wise move tell us more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 A couple of the guys from my Early Bronco days run lines along the frame and up into the engine bay to a filter. Here is a link to a few posts people have made for what they have done. Axle Vents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 I guess I need to use that hoses with a cloth over it (sorry for my English, I don't know how to call it) I have to go below the rig to see what size the hose should be. So if any of you know it, let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 yes & its a wise move sw, your Pathy have a snorkel. Did you put it or it was there when you bought the car? And do the hoses are connected to the snorkel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 tell us more. what would you like to know? just use fuel hose and put it where you want it i ran my lines up in side the cab up behind the back passenger side window (of the 2 doors) i fitted my snorkel myself my lines dont go to my snorkel but some people do it i hadnt thought of a filter, sounds like a good idea, i might do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 thanks sw. where are these diff vents located exactly? I just had surgey and can't go and lay down and look. and you mean your vents go under the triangular windows? and did you drill in the body to get them up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 I found the location of the air breather in the transfer. Transfer But not the other ones. I'll have to go down the truck and look for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 i fitted my snorkel myself That's another stuff I plan to do. Maybe later you can tell us how you did it, in another topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 oh, thanks, I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 Today I went down of my 94 Path to search for the breathers' locations. I'm surprised that there are already hoses from the breathers to a higher point, near the fuses inside the engine compartment. Well, I can't say that I'm completely sure of this. I don't have much mechanics knowledge... but what I saw made me wonder this. Is this stock? Or part of something like the Sport Package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Boy Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Mine came like that stock, the front diff and transfercase went to the back corner of the engine bay, and the rear breather went in to the sealed tubular section of the chassis infront of the fuel tank. (it looked like a sealed section) Believe me i have been through some deep rivers with that thing, like the water line showing a couple of inches up the door windows with hood completely submerged. When your in a crossing like that for a good 30 to 40 seconds, thats plenty of time for water to get in to every thing there is to get water into. When i got home from this trip, after three days of driving up this particular braided river, i checked all the transmission oils expecting them all to need changing. They were fine. So i recommend you leave them as they are, they do the job exceptionally well!!! Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Mine came like that stock, the front diff and transfercase went to the back corner of the engine bay, and the rear breather went in to the sealed tubular section of the chassis infront of the fuel tank. (it looked like a sealed section)Believe me i have been through some deep rivers with that thing, like the water line showing a couple of inches up the door windows with hood completely submerged. When your in a crossing like that for a good 30 to 40 seconds, thats plenty of time for water to get in to every thing there is to get water into. When i got home from this trip, after three days of driving up this particular braided river, i checked all the transmission oils expecting them all to need changing. They were fine. So i recommend you leave them as they are, they do the job exceptionally well!!! Pete. That's quite impressive... Water a couple of inches up the windows with the hood all the way under... I had no idea that you could get that deep and still get out without sucking water in with the air intake. I got mine about 3/4 the way up the wheels almost to the door level when My wife made me turn around.(We where driving on flooded out dirt/gravel roads after some heavy rains.) So how much water came into the cab? Mine was wrecked by a previous owner so niether of my driver side doors close real tight anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 And what about all that harness? They're not protected from the water... Event underneath the car there are lots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 if you guys would look at diezelboys avitar you would notice a snorkle but I dunno about the wireing/battery. good Q though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 "Do not go off road" LOL that's a quote from his NPORA page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 I've driven my Pathy into the ocean to the point it floated a little bit, and it still works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 I've driven my Pathy into the ocean to the point it floated a little bit, and it still works fine. Where did you want to go? Hawaii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 Oh sorry, forgot to cut the end of the message... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Boy Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Wireing was fine, no computer for the engine. Door seals must have been good because the only water that came in was around the rubber boot that the transfer lever goes through in the floor. Water only really seems to come in if you get stuck and sit there for a short while as the rope is being run out to you. I have had my Toyota Hilux ute at work stuck in puddle of really watery mud and coal fines, had to climb out the window, and buy the time i got some one in a 6o tonne digger to pull me out there was black watery coaly muddy crap nearly over the the seats!!! Still ran fine, and still does. I think its mainly the computer that doesn't like water. I quite often take my carpets out to before i go on trips up rivers!!! I have a really good video of that particular trip, buts its on a tape. You see the Terrano enter the river, get deeper and deeper, then start to float and get picked up by the swift current, see me working the steering wheel on to full opposite lock to try to stop the back end comming round, the spray from the exhust as it forces through the water at full revs, the the front end bites and it hauls its self up the bouldery bank. Wish there was some way i could let you see it!!!!!! Its awesome. Some of the other crossings are really good, especially the ones where you get stuck on a boulder mid dtream or somthing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Boy Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 The classic, "Hmmm, where do we cross???" picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Geologist Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Hey you dropped in on my wave! So 88: is that a car or a kayak ??? Hehehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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