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Bone Stock
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04/25/2007 11:11 AM
will we walked over to check it out first,heard afew people saying a Jeep had to be pulled across.It didnt look to bad so we decided to go for it.I started out first going in slow then the water started coming up over the hood,thats when i knew it was kind of deep,i just pushed the gas to the floor and went for it and made the crossing. Then a friend in his Bronco started in,he got half way through and sucked water through his intake and hrydo seized the motor.Needless to say he was stunk.I gave it my Toyotas best to pull him out,he was hanging up on a mound of dirt so we had to end up pulling him back the way we came.On my attempt back his rig was in the path so i tried up stream just a bit and well the current was a we bit strong,lifting the rear of my truck taking it down stream,needless to say i got stuck as well and had to be pulled the rest of the way out.There are other pictures of this fun filled day at http://fourwheelers.meetup.com/7/photos/?photoAlbum=152851&photoId=1292609 then scrool down to sheep crossing. Image Uploaded To Thread: Image Uploaded To Thread: Image Uploaded To Thread: Image Uploaded To Thread:

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04/25/2007 1:41 PM
Nice pics. Fording water is a bit of a art, if you go too fast water can fly up into intake and higher throttle setting increase the suction to get water pulled in. If yo go too slow water can stack up under hood too. 3 to 5 MPH seems to generally be about the best speed.

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04/26/2007 8:10 PM
Looks like a blast nonetheless! The real trick to water crossing is this: 1) Enter the water at a few miles per hour and slowly accelerate to about 4-5 mph 2) let off the gas for about 1/2 to 1 second 3) the get right back into the throttle and get back up to 4-5 mph. This will create a bow wave in front of you. Behind that wave and in front of your bumper, the water will be lower by several inches because of the displacement. It works really well! For longer water crossings, you'll have to do this a few times though as the water will start to rise again. I've hydrolocked a few motors in my day. ;) Pull the plugs and crank the motor for a long while until all of the water is blown out of it. You can continue to wheel after that, but an immediate oil change is definately needed. Typically you'll have to change the oil one more time after you've put a few hours on the the engine. Also, be sure to check the oil in your differentials, transmission, and transfer case too. Rick

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Bone Stock
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07/02/2008 3:18 AM
The above pictures are really what is happening to a vehicle when crossing water... That's great help Webby. Thanks for the wonderful tips..

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08/04/2009 10:17 AM
Oh my goodnesss, I need to get myself a Jeep! That is totally wicked!!!

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