AZOverland

Anyone have a intermittent no start issue after a water crossing? My Jeep will not start at times and I have read about issues related to the auto sway bar wiring. Anyone got any info.
My advise is if you can't walk it don't even think about driving it. You should be able to walk the river without the aid of a stick and without getting your junk wet. I have had my Jeep in water just as deep as the bottom of my headlamps and that was a little spooky. The Jeep gets really lite and you start to loose traction even in a slow current with a rocky buttom. If you get into water that deep and you hit mud and really soft sand you maybe in for a day.
On another note the only time I have had to use my winch was pulling two Range Rovers out of the river my JK crossed with ease. The Discoveries were mostly stock and I am running 37" however.

stlfan06

I'm THAT guy.



A new engine, however, costs a little bit more than replacing electrical parts.

If you plan on doing regular water crossings, it definitely is a good idea to take these extra precautionary steps to protect your jeep from water damage.

levosgien

Looks fun, how do you know how deep the river is before going through it? (dumb question) Or is it one of those...'if it gets to deep we back-up'?

maddygirl

Seeing a river with tracks going in and tracks going out is one clue but not having them and attempting a crossing is plain stupidity.

Josephus

A few tips:
1.) Keep your passenger side on the high-side of the mud-hole. The air cleaner intake is over there. Use the bottom of your headlights as a referance to the air cleaner.
2.) Keep an eye on your flenders out the window, use them as a depth gauge to # 1 above.
3.) As others have mentioned, avoid engaging the clutch at all costs during a water crossing using a manual transmission. Gets expensive real fast.
4.) A cheap mod is to raise the axle, trans breather tubes to a higher point. Be aware that extending the rear axle breather up into the cargo area can result in axle lube inside your Jeep (read: stanky).
5.) Slow & steady in the water until you get hung up on that underwater log etc. - then give 'em hail. Your not stuck until you can't move forward OR back.
6.) The door-seals only seem to hold out water for about 3 minutes, and seal-up your firewall holes really good near the steering colomn.
7.) When your engine shuts-off during a water crossing, DO NOT RESTART IT! Instead just pull the spark plugs, dry them out, eject the water by a brief cranking with spark-plugs out. Dry out the air cleaner element. Put plugs back in and pray...
8.) The soft top rear window will not withstand the bow wave of another over-zealous Jeeper plunging in behind you. Styrofoam coolers will float within the cargo compartment... Toolboxes won't float so good.

Here is a link of my stock Rubi during the first 7 seconds. Followed by a Sahara with a snorkel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrRj0D4UQmg

If you pause the video, you can see the water line just under the left headlight and running down the drivers side.

Josephus

When in doubt = Hop out and walk it first.

RedneckJeep

I like the look of your Jeep a lot. Nice lookin rig. Makes me want the AEV snorkle even more. Are you completely satisfied with it?

Eickhorst

very helpfull

jeepkid

so in a manual dont shift, but what if you stop, does that mean dont try reverse as well?

w squared

Good question.

If you're not shifting and you've stopped, then you've probably stalled.

In that case, shift without clutching (no reason not to) and then start the Jeep in gear, without touching the clutch. If the clutch plates never separate, they can't suck in mud and water

All of this assumes that you're in 4 low of course.