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tack43:
I've heard of people blocking the dump valves but personally I just make sure they're up to scratch. Just changed the air filter valve on mine. If I was you I would get your cover welded up and sealed. Water might be ok but fine mud will wreck your timing belt. Seal all pipe connections with silicone sealant. If you fit the wading plug you will not get so much going in (unless the crack is a big one).

Landy Andy:
You can check you snork by putting a plastic bag over it while engine ticks over, the engine should stall, if not listen for the air noises.

Hope this helps

Andy

Saffy:

--- Quote from: Landy Andy on August 12, 2008, 23:10:47 ---You can check you snork by putting a plastic bag over it while engine ticks over, the engine should stall, if not listen for the air noises.

Hope this helps

Andy

--- End quote ---

this test will also cause the crappy 300tdi/td5 push fit wing sections of the standard air intake fittings (if your snorkel uses these i.e not the safari) to collapse due to   the vacuum caused by the bag and tear the lovely bead of silcone one pains-takenly sealed those sections with. Once collapsed the boxy plastic part on the insIde of wing stays collapsed until the snorkel mating flange on the outside is unbolted so you can get hand in and un-poke the stupid plastic moulding back into shape.
I ditched that style of snorkel for a safari type one that replaces the standard fittings with a nice pipe because you just can not trust those push fittings to stay sealed even with silicone applied.

tack43:
Sounds like good advice. Will have to save my pennies!  :)

trickydicky:
sounds like good advise to me aswell. the only other problem i have now is nobody makes the rubber seal for the air filter case on a 2.5td anymore does anybody know off anbody who has got any?

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