ILoveMyPatty Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/727953/3 The silver opening below the filter is the end of the dryer tube coming from the opening below the signal light. Wouldn't water get in there really easily if you hit a puddle at a decent clip? I wonder if there would be any possible way to reduce or prevent water from getting in.... Think this would even help at all? The cold air.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 That sure looks like a good way to give the Pathy a drink of H20. Better look elsewhere if you plan on getting yours very wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Well, seeing as its on such a slope you would basicly have to be wading in water for it to really do damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I wouldn't worry about it that scenario -- the dryer tube isn't even connected to the filter, so unless your doing a water crossing or something similar the filter will never see water. Water in the tube wouldn't hurt anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yeah, unless it fed directly into an airbox, it wouldn't hurt anything. If it did feed directly into an airbox, that would be a sort of reverse snorkel type deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 (edited) Yeah, unless it fed directly into an airbox, it wouldn't hurt anything. If it did feed directly into an airbox, that would be a sort of reverse snorkel type deal. Actually this is a popular thing to do in the VW MKIV forums -- running a CAI tube from the airbox to the front bumper. The consensus is that it can't generate enough of a vacum to suck water all the way up to the airbox/filter. I imagine the same thing applies to the newer pathies. Not to mention unless the box is perfect sealed, air will find another way to enter the box, rather than coming up the tube. Edited April 27, 2006 by Harbinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 In a rainstorm, or the like you'd be fine, because the water is intermittent, but if you were wading through a deep puddle, or river, then you can kiss your engine goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 (edited) In a rainstorm, or the like you'd be fine, because the water is intermittent, but if you were wading through a deep puddle, or river, then you can kiss your engine goodbye. I'm not sure of the design of the R50 airbox, but as long as the air tube enters below the air filter/engine intake couldn't you just put some holes in the airbox for the water to drain out of? Thats the way its set up on my vw. But then again I wouldn't do anything like this on my truck Edited April 27, 2006 by Harbinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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