Anyone on here?

[stewartwebr]

Okay, would you have gone through? Expensive mistake!

 

[Janine]

Is that Rufford again?

 

[Peavy]

That could have been us yesterday

 

[PeterCarole29]

No

 

[Barriesimpson]

NO, absolutely not. An expensive and silly mistake, but so many do it.

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[Brains]

You would have thought the van would be fine, it's called a "Globetr Otter"

 

[Two of usI]

Okay, would you have gone through? Expensive mistake!

So..... what happened ???

 

[stewartwebr]

So..... what happened ???

No idea, looks like engine cut out

 

[Pukka]

Is that Rufford again?

This crossing has been closed by the council. They are massive concrete blocks at both sides of the road.

 

[Two of usI]

No idea, looks like engine cut out

Its still moving !!!

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[ChrisL]

So..... what happened ???

Probably hydro locked, for those not familiar with the term it means water was sucked into the air intake, water is not as compressible as air so stops the engine dead, the worst case scenario is bent con rods or worse and best case scenario is remove injectors or gloplugs and spin the engine over until the water is expelled. Either way it probably won't be cheap.

 

[Just smiffy]

I’m I the only one that can’t see any video/picture…

 

[Two of usI]

Probably hydro locked, for those not familiar with the term it means water was sucked into the air intake, water is not as compressible as air so stops the engine dead, the worst case scenario is bent con rods or worse and best case scenario is remove injectors or gloplugs and spin the engine over until the water is expelled. Either way it probably won't be cheap.

when that happens..... you stop !!!

 

[ChrisL]

when that happens..... you stop !!!

Depends on how quickly you can dip the clutch, there may be a little forward momentum, I used to do a bit of off roading in a 4x4, i've witnessed two hydro locking events, on both occasions they got away with removing the glow plugs and spinning the engine to expel the water after having been towed out of the water feature they'd entered. We always went off road in a group and between us had sufficient tools and spares to fix just about anything.

 

[Jev88]

Older Ducato/Boxer the air intake is at the front and just above the height of the tip of my red arrow - and so the driver is a nob head......

If I was stuck in a remote emergency situation then it takes two minutes to remove the air intake pipe and effectively raise air intake point by probably 6 inches and moves intake point to rear of engine and not front slam.
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[Gellyneck]

I’m I the only one that can’t see any video/picture…

Nope, nearly always happens with me!

 

[tacr2man]

Okay, would you have gone through? Expensive mistake!

Yes , but mine is designed to do so , domestic vehicles certainly are not , although a lot seem to think they can double up as a submarine

 

[chaser]

It actually doesn't look all that deep apart from the wash in front, been no problem if he had gone a bit slower.

 

[Barriesimpson]

when that happens..... you stop !!!

Well basically you do not drive into an unknown depth of water unless you are a dickhead. And not just in a motorhome, it goes for any vehicle. Yet another show of lack of common sense.

 

[Barriesimpson]

It actually doesn't look all that deep apart from the wash in front, been no problem if he had gone a bit slower.

No, if you're gonna do it, do it as fast as you can, that way the wake before you keeps a deeper dry area around the engine. But most people will in fact shit themselves half way through, thus destroying the engine.

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