Yep even if the engine doesn't ingest water, it can get into the tranny vent. Unless a vehicle is set up for fording deep water don't do it. And if there's a current, don't do it even then.
Allan On Sat, Jul 10, 2021, at 11:56 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > After torrential rains a couple weeks ago (something like 4.5" from > Thu-Sun), I forgot and went down the logical road on the way home from a > friend's house. When I saw the road closed sign, it was time to decide > whether to turn around then for a brief detour, or go another 3 miles to > the river for a possibly bigger detail if the flooding was real. > > I went down the road, which I'd driven down a couple days before with a > couple inches over it, and it was NOPE. As I started to turn around, I > saw a tall, probably 4x4 Ford Superduty pickup approaching, and it > looked like he was going for it. I parked and watched the show in the > mirror. When the water hit front bumper, I knew I was right not to even > try it. > When the water reached its peak about 4-5" below the headlights, I > figured only an idiot would to that to a $60+k truck. > He made it, but it could not have been good for the truck. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
