Snorkel???
- filthychimp03
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Snorkel???
my car came with a large pipe that looks like a snorkel...and there are air vents in the roof, are the vents for snorkeling, or did all stage 1 v8s have them. did series land rovers even ever have snorkels?
The airvents in the roof are called a safari roof. The idea is that you open them in hot weather. The air flowing through the gap between the roof and the extrra panel bolted on top comes into the vehicle to cool you as your driving accross the african savanna looking at lions
Snorkle's (raised air intakes) have always been optional accessories on landies. You can fit one to a stage 1 easily enough but dont expect to use it for wading through deep water without a lot of other work.
Snorkle's (raised air intakes) have always been optional accessories on landies. You can fit one to a stage 1 easily enough but dont expect to use it for wading through deep water without a lot of other work.
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Max,
Your right that is part of the air intake system.
The part in the top picture attaches to the intake on your air filter box with a short piece of flexi hose.
The part in the 2nd picture attaches to the top of the exhaust manifold (Left hand side as you look at the engine from the front).
The first part attaches to the short inlet on the second part.
Does that make sense?
Have a look at the pictures here they show it better than I can explain.
The system is designed to allow the engine to draw warmed air in.
Jon
Your right that is part of the air intake system.
The part in the top picture attaches to the intake on your air filter box with a short piece of flexi hose.
The part in the 2nd picture attaches to the top of the exhaust manifold (Left hand side as you look at the engine from the front).
The first part attaches to the short inlet on the second part.
Does that make sense?
Have a look at the pictures here they show it better than I can explain.
The system is designed to allow the engine to draw warmed air in.
Jon
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Funny enough I was going to post on a similar topic.
My V8 doesn't have the chimney attached to the manifold, but does have a hole for it. In fact it didn't have the pipe to the air intake originally, but I've fitted that since.
Question is: I can't see that not having the chimney will make any difference except when going through deep water. Does it?
and, is it just a tube with a cowl or is there more to it?
My V8 doesn't have the chimney attached to the manifold, but does have a hole for it. In fact it didn't have the pipe to the air intake originally, but I've fitted that since.
Question is: I can't see that not having the chimney will make any difference except when going through deep water. Does it?
and, is it just a tube with a cowl or is there more to it?
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wish mine had one of them too..... winter running has been quite awful at times (especially during warm up) and I'm sure a bit of warmed air would have helped.
Mine's just got an open hole at the front of the air cleaner box and no trunking or chimney thing.
anyone who has one going spare - I will gladly buy it off you!
Mine's just got an open hole at the front of the air cleaner box and no trunking or chimney thing.
anyone who has one going spare - I will gladly buy it off you!
Its just for warming the air prior to going into the engine. Its supposed to make it run better in winter but I have never had mine fitted and it runs OK. In fact my intake from the chimney to the air box is in Alaska attached to Articrover!I can't see that not having the chimney will make any difference except when going through deep water. Does it?
Jon
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That's it!!
Think mine has been re-engined at some point and lost a few bits of what someone else thought was trivial, including the spray shield around the dizzy - this is a major pain as it makes running in heavy rain and spray very poor indeed. Very nice of them to have fitted a trick Mallory twin spark dizzy but no good once it's saturated with water!
Noel.
Think mine has been re-engined at some point and lost a few bits of what someone else thought was trivial, including the spray shield around the dizzy - this is a major pain as it makes running in heavy rain and spray very poor indeed. Very nice of them to have fitted a trick Mallory twin spark dizzy but no good once it's saturated with water!
Noel.