Snorkel in cold weather

[philthyphil]

Thinking ahead here because it sure isn't cold now. Is there any such thing as getting too much or too cold air to the engine? I am getting a snorkel for the wife's 100 and we spend a lot of time out in the cold. Between the mountains of CO and trips to MT in the winter for skiing and ice climbing. Could the snorkel allow too cold air to the engine and cause problems? Thanks for any input.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Cold air = higher density. It won't be much warmer or colder than the regular intake.

 

[1loudLX]

I drove to Breckenridge on Groundhog Day, truck was saying -18F as we drove. No ill-effects from the snorkel.

 

[pman]

Generally with gas engines, the colder the air the happier the engine will be. Unless you are going to the arctic circle you'll be fine.

 

[OregonLC]

On carbureted engines there was a risk of carb ice at the venturi. But since EFI doesn't have that they seem to be pretty immune.

 

[Utahfj62]

My snorkle likes the cold weather and snow. It's fine. No worries.

 

[Utahfj62]

Generally with gas engines, the colder the air the happier the engine will be. Unless you are going to the arctic circle you'll be fine.

Just don't go here - you might get fry sauce in your snorkle Arctic Circle Restaurants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[pman]

Just don't go here - you might get fry sauce in your snorkle Arctic Circle Restaurants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lol I was thinking about when it gets down to -50 or so, but fry sauce in the snorkel is also a good reason

 

[100 TD]

When I was working in Antarctica we had trouble starting the carby type 4x4 Honda Quads below -35 degrees C, mainly because the battery gets tired, the engine is cold and tight etc. I was about the only one who could get them going at that temp out in the field, kick them over for a while with the decompressor on to loosen them up a bit and get some fuel into them, then a huge kick at the same time as using the electric starter and away we went.
I can't remember if we had any other GAS(petrol) engines except for generators etc. I think everything else was diesel, which we actually ran on JET A1 kerosene in the really cold, or SAB (special antarctic blend) low wax diesel mix for most of the year.
I guess fuel injection would iron out most problems in the cold.
It's interesting to see the Arctic circle so green, the Antarctic circle on the other hand is a different place!
EDIT: A snorkel does not change the air inlet temperature particularly, OEM air supply is from ambient temp from the wheel well behind the plastic guard, the snorkel just gives ambient air from above without the associated dust, albeit from up near the windscreen.

 

[100 TD]

Time to get the mods to resize the pic!

 

[AndersNO]

My HDJ100 worked fine with the snorkel this winter, down to at least -40C.
Even in a -20C blizzard, with hurricane winds.
I turn the top "hat" the wrong way when there is heavy snowfall so i dont fill the intake pipes with snow.

 

[MT Dweller]

Reviving this old thread...We had a storm this year that pummeled snow in every crevice of the vehicle. Just wondering if anyone has any other experiences with a snorkel in cold snowy weather. I live in MT and for half the year very cold dry snow is then norm. Specifically in a blizzard does ice build up inside the device when driving in the snow? Does this decrease performance of the engine? Has anyone ever heard of one clogging due to snow?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Zero issue in Utah winters, my carb'ed 40 and EFI rigs have had zero issues with cold weather snorkel issues. Can't say I've dealt with a customer that has?

 

[Dwight S]

Zero issue in Utah winters, my carb'ed 40 and EFI rigs have had zero issues with cold weather snorkel issues. Can't say I've dealt with a customer that has?