Water crossing?

[mn_smokeater]

Anybody have an idea of about how deep of water a stock b2 with the stock size tires could go through without really hurting anything? (off topic but 100 posts booyahh!) edit: why do i ask? because the whole bloody areas flooding haha.

 

[kunar]

up to your hubs is fine. anything more than that you will want to repack your bearings after you are done. extend the breathers on your axles and trans/t-case. check your air box, there should be a small (3/4" or so) black hose coming off the side. make sure that is as high as possible to help prevent water entering through the intake if it gets that high. do these few quick things and you should be fine with water up to the bottom of your doors.

 

[B2 Addict]

Depends on whether you want water in the cab or not I suppose!!
First thing to do is make sure the diff. breather lines, transfer case breather lines,etc,etc,are extended as high as you can get em.

Especially the front, if it is stock, it is very short & anything above the hubs you are screwed!!! I learned the hard way about 12 yrs ago.

I have driven my 84 B2 through a flooded road for about a half a block distance floored & barely moving with water over top of the headlights & pouring through the shifter boots. It filled up to the bottom of the seats but I made it to the other side, opened the doors to drain the water & kept on going.

However, I do not plan on doing this again Felt like I was in a boat

Looks like kunar beat me to the breather line advice while I was posting!

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

The biggest concern is the height of the air intake for the engine. Water in the diffs won't be near as bad as a hydrolocked engine. The air intake will be right behind the passenger side headlight so definitely no higher than that with out a relocated intake or snorkel.

 

[B2 Addict]

The biggest concern is the height of the air intake for the engine. Water in the diffs won't be near as bad as a hydrolocked engine. The air intake will be right behind the passenger side headlight so definitely no higher than that with out a relocated intake or snorkel.

A factor I left out Was just reminiscing & got lost in my thoughts?

 

[mn_smokeater]

hmm would some rubber hoses from the local ace clamped on to the breathers and run them up into say the engine compartment(for the front)? and the back where would be a good place to send them? and i did see in the Tech area how to do a snorkel for an exploder... I'm thinking something similar to that.
edit: my current intake is just right off the area where the filter is at so its already up higher.

 

[Will]

You push up a bow wave when you are driving through water so it goes up a lot higher than you think. If there's a low mounted air tube in there, rip it out.

 

[RumpRangerSTX]

do u have auto o r stick. if u have a auto find the breather and put it higher. if u have stick wrost thing that could happin if u get water it just drian put new in no big deal. water in a auto tranny done unless u can run it hot and boil the water out somtime that will work.

 

[kunar]

hmm would some rubber hoses from the local ace clamped on to the breathers and run them up into say the engine compartment(for the front)? and the back where would be a good place to send them? and i did see in the Tech area how to do a snorkel for an exploder... I'm thinking something similar to that.
edit: my current intake is just right off the area where the filter is at so its already up higher.

yeah, i wasnt thinking about your engine being carb'd, i was thinking about my air box. your intake should be pretty high already.

 

[mn_smokeater]

so i think then i should be ok with just getting the breathers extened because i dont think that il go in any deeper then the doors

 

[B2 Addict]

so i think then i should be ok with just getting the breathers extened because i dont think that il go in any deeper then the doors

If you don't get water past the bottom of the doors, the main concern is the front diff. breather line. Stock one just goes up a couple inches & turns back down...disaster waiting to happen...best if you completely replace the hose with same size & get enough to run it at least up under the hood & then do the turn down so water doesn't splash & go straight down the hose. You can also run it through the firewall into the cab behind the dash,either way, leave a little slack & obviously keep it away from the exhaust or somewhere it could get pinched.

The rear should already be routed up into the axle indent where the exhaust goes over the axle. It should be high enough but if not you can drill a small hole & bring it up into the rear of the truck in an out of the way place. Good idea to use a turn down on that also.

 

[mn_smokeater]

alrighty thanks much all once it gets nicer out here il get under there and get to work i will probably route them in side the truck and the rear when i drill the hole il put in a grommet so it don't cut it up or let things in.

 

[Mar]

After reading this I went to have a look at my 2009 Ranger and it's up by the battery but...

I spotted this on my front drive train looking down from engine compartment.

Cracks. My truck is going in for it's first inspection tomorrow and I'll be pointing this one out to them.