Jed's snorkel

[tforturton]

Recently, I've been trying to catch up with all the videos on the Campervan Culture site, and I became intrigued by the snorkel on Jed's van. First of all, if the van 'breathes' through the rear vents, why would you need a snorkel? And secondly, if you do need one, shouldn't there be one on both sides?
Not knocking them, they look very cool, and knowing Jed, I bet they work brilliantly. Just intrigued, that's all.

[JamesKT25]

The side vents provide cooling for the engine in terms of air flow. The snorkel provides a watertight supply of air to the air filter to make sure the engine doesn't suck in water when in a damp patch. As the air filter is only on one side = one snorkel.

[hugomonkey]

i think he was more interested in having a cyclone that would filter out sand and other crap before it hit the main filter and clog that up like on the original jx filters, getting ready for a little desert action

[silverbullet]

But syncros already have a cyclone unit before the filter housing in the engine bay... or is that only on petrol engines?

[lloydy]

there is one built into the filter canister, but that needs to be emptied. The one on jeds slings the dust back out as far as i am aware. So a bit of a pre pre dirt sep.

[v-lux]

Nope, the ones Jed and I have fitted stil need to be emptied, they just don't require going into the engine bay to be emptied.
They also work better than the standard one.

[silverbullet]

Definitely one for the desert rats. Maybe a bit too LRO "One life..." for most syncro owners?

[jed the spread]

Its for my log burner

Jed

[silverbullet]

Sorry but those cyclones just make me think of this

[v-lux]

Heh hehehe

[hugomonkey]

[Simon Baxter]

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[clift_d]

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The intake duct is listed as being for petrol engines - surely this works with diesel engines as well?

[lhd]

The petrol one is on the opposite side to the diesel, and I think the locating lugs are in the wrong place.
Rob.

[Simon Baxter]

Someone asked us for the petrol one so we put a load on the shelf, surprisingly popular.
But, yeah, diesel is the opersite side.
If you have a diesel Van It should already be there.