Entered deep water, anything I should be concerned with?

[RonD]

Water higher than bottom of radiator allows mechanical fan to spray engine bay with water, this can cause engine to stall because of electrical issues, but it will usually restart, it would be like hosing down engine bay to clean it and then having a temporary no start

Electric cooling fans are better if you plan on more high water crossings because they can be turned off during the crossing then back on, E-fans are just better in general if you needed an excuse to do the conversion, lol

 

[Dirtman]

Water is often wet.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Water is often wet.

But sometimes hard, and other times you cant see or feel it...

 

[DILLARD000]

Water is often wet.

Water intrusion can do real damage; consider Lite Beer as an example.

 

[sgtsandman]

Do people with manuals who regularly take their vehicle through deep water seal between their motor and trans? Or are the mating surfaces usually tight enough to not allow water intrusion? I can't imagine a clutch likes being wet..

There are vents all over the bell housing area of the transmission. No good way to seal it off. The clutch is going to get wet.

 

[sebastian323]

If an engine draws water, the results are usually catastrophic and instant. In most cases, the air filter keeps actual water out - you might get very humid air (hence rough running), but no actual water. So, I wouldn't worry about the engine itself. Changing the filter is never a bad idea though.

We never actually worried about the clutch thru deep water - the old cj had snorkel above the windshield, and the exhaust extended to about the same level. Distributor and wires needed to be sealed with grease, but I can't remember doing anything else*. We ran the creek with water over 1/2 way up the windshield.

As noted, we changed oil in transmission (yes, there is a breather on top), axles, and repacked hubs.

*There might have been something with fan/alternator which allowed us to decouple them. And the battery needed to be sealed.

good to know! I opened the filter housing up and a bunch of water poured out and the filter was soaked. I am not sure how much actual water made it beyond the filter. there was dirt which appeared to be residue from muddy water on the inside of the MAF housing so i took the whole intake tube apart and cleaned it out. I did not see any evidence of liquid intrusion beyond the throttle plate. I also doubt water has made it into the engine oil, but I will drain and inspect and replace.

Water higher than bottom of radiator allows mechanical fan to spray engine bay with water, this can cause engine to stall because of electrical issues, but it will usually restart, it would be like hosing down engine bay to clean it and then having a temporary no start

Electric cooling fans are better if you plan on more high water crossings because they can be turned off during the crossing then back on, E-fans are just better in general if you needed an excuse to do the conversion, lol

good insight.
I think the engine struggled a bit to start from the humid air entering the intake. all electronics seemed operational and the fan didnt seem to splash water around too much on this occasion, since it was off during the majority of its time submerged.

 

[don4331]

Water intrusion can do real damage; consider Lite Beer as an example.

Wait a rock picking minute - Sex in a Canoe is a Cdn thing to quote Pierre Burton - what's this American light lager bs? MODS!

 

[DILLARD000]

Canada is in America, I think? Where's that map? Oh I see now, Canada is that big county in Eastern alaska.

 

[RustyShackleford94]

Water is often wet.

Water is not wet.