This prompts me to post this. Ok, it's an 80 but the principal is the same.
Also some words of wisdom to pass on here. Not teaching anyone to suck eggs.
Wading in any water should be avoided unless necessary, especially on flooded roads in unfamiliar areas. Rivers of clear water and gravel beds are less likely to cause a problem though depth and what the bottom is comprised of can vary.
@Chas can tell a tale about this. Fast flowing and brown, forget it unless its life or death and then you will need to rope both ways. It really does need asssessing but first is avoid if you can, then assess the depth.
Flooded paved roads need treating as flooded by raw sewage and sanitising of the truck after any contact is well worth considering (pine disinfectant is suitable). Roads can be worse than rivers or lanes because of raised manhole covers that can either swallow a wheel (causing your vehicle to be further submerged) or tear holes in things like your sump (triangular manhole covers). There can also be ditches and other changes in height that are less than obvious as well as submerged obstacles (rocks, fence chains, street furniture, pieces of Land Rover).
Thanks to West Sussex Fire and Rescue and Sussex 4x4 response training, I now avoid water if I can when it's not just a shallow puddle or flood.
Having said this, it does take a fair slug of water to hydraulic an engine as small amounts (splashes) get atomised and pass through. Getting the right speed to get a bow wave going keeps the area behind that wave lower around where our air intakes are. Lots of modern standard cars however draw their air from low down near the road (what a great design
) so can easily suck up water.
Check/ apply brakes after exiting water and check/clear radiators for blockage if the water was muddy.
Stay safe people. Assess the risks and avoid anything risky if possible.
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