Amphibian VWs

[calimus@techography.net (Calimus)]

While the idea of a snorkle-rocco sounds kinda cool (U gotta get some pics
of that), is there a way to maybe setup a drain system and just get rid of
the water?  If not, what allyn said is prollie your best bet.

William Snyder

----- Original Message -----
From: "Curt Voss" <curtv@eudoramail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <vwpickups@neubayern.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 8:34 PM
Subject: Amphibian VWs


> 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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