Amphibian VWs

[rabbit16v@prodigy.net (Dave Ewing)]

I would do the same little snorkel thing on your airbox inlet.  This is MUCH
more importatant than your exhaust since the exaust is going out and the
intake is sucking in!!!  Like Brian wrote, you can do a LOT of damage to
your motor if the water gets into the intake system since water doesn't
compress like air!!  Seen it a LOT on Toyota Pickups when I worked at the
dealership--the owner's thought they could do what they saw on the
commercials, but ended up blowing the engines instead.  Once the motor was
overhauled it was pretty funny watching all the water shoot out of the
exaust!!

Dave

> Okay, don't tell me I shouldn't be abusing my car this bad 'cuz I already
> know that... :) My driveway is approaching its annual flood stage and I'm
> concerned about driving my Scirocco and Rabbit pickup through it. Once I
> stalled the Scirocco in the middle of it when the exhaust pipe submerged,
> so now I stick a flexible pipe into the exhaust pipe and angle it up as a
> sort of reverse snorkel, which gets me through okay. But, I wonder what
> kind of damage I might be doing? The water isn't deep enough to run in
> around the bottom of the door, but I'm sure the bottom of the crankshaft
> pulley is dipping in for about a Scirocco length or so. Anyone have any
> insights, can I get away with this maybe half a dozen times a year?
>
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