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Mexican river crossing
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Any one know why the first two trucks had their hoods partly up?
HOW ABOUT I UP YOU WITH MY "RUSSIAN ROVER CROSSING!"
In soviet russia.... River cross you
Ah, the mighty Scorpio! I drove one of those in SUV form in India. Pretty good little diesel in them. It's hard to
get decent off road tires in India, more important to have long lasting tires. Usual, everyone stands around watching.
get decent off road tires in India, more important to have long lasting tires. Usual, everyone stands around watching.
Couple more water crossings. Russians know how to do it:
when 40's fly...
My rusty old 70 could do this....
REVVVV LIMITER ALL THE WAY!
I bet they had the hood open to help clear the water getting tossed up from the fan. The tossing of the water can really bog down an engine even if only part of the fan is covered since it scoops water up towards the hood and then just goes everywhere... i could be wrong but that would have been my guess
YA sounds right to me, I think I have heard of people putting a blanket over the front too? Might be OK with a clutch fan....
Yeah the blanket over the Hood is so that the water gets pushed instead of going through the grill. If the water is pushed it creates a bow wave which actually makes a lower water level right in front of the truck if you do it at the right speed. It needs to be calm water though but this also helps water stay away from your intake
Guys, if you look close at the first video you can see temporary make shift snorkels coming out from under the open hoods.
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