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Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 10:39
by HarryMann
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Not even 2ft

Thanks for the specs Sebastian, will put those in the Wiki...

Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 10:55
by ericos_bob
While the topic of wading is on the board is there anyone with a subaru engine who's tested their wade depth? Any issues with camsensor causing engine stall when wet because it's located pretty low in the engine bay.

Anyone know if this is a diesel syncro doing this very deep crossing. Sounds like it to me but unsure
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Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 12:12
by HarryMann
Can hear it better here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9PzDyz3rq0&NR=1

What I can say is it doesn't sound like a waterboxer.... and it probably has powere steering :wink:

Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 14:17
by jed the spread
Blimey, he isnt afraid of having ago is he :shock:

jed

Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 14:53
by Aidan
petrol engined the vids from Gordon but I think the Zambezi crossing are diesel 2CT/3CT engined buses

Gordon was not afraid of anything, great character and a real syncronaut, well missed.

Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 17:51
by toomanytoys
HarryMann wrote:Image

Not even 2ft

Thanks for the specs Sebastian, will put those in the Wiki...


I should have given it a go... wish I had now.. but as trial points were at stake I thought better of it... :rofl should have popped in after the run...

Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 20:35
by syncropaddy
I dug out the two handbooks again, one in German (page 143) and one in English (page 143) and VW give the following data ...

Wading Depth Syncro 14"
Petrol 350mm (185/14 tyres. for 205/14 tyres add 14mm)
TD 200mm (185/14 tyres. for 205/14 tyres add 14mm)

Wading Depth Syncro 16"
Petrol 500mm (195/16 tyres. for 205/16 tyres add 8mm)
TD 390mm (195/16 tyres. for 205/16 tyres add 8mm)

It does not mention anything about bow waves so I would tentatively suggest that these figures were taken while the vehicle was at a standstill

Re: Anyone know the figures for wading?

Posted: 12 May 2010, 21:08
by peasant
syncropaddy wrote:I dug out the two handbooks again, one in German (page 143) and one in English (page 143) and VW give the following data ...

Wading Depth Syncro 14"
TD 200mm (185/14 tyres. for 205/14 tyres add 14mm)

And then, when you (or in my case the army) specced the "Schlechtwegepaket" it says "increased wading capability" but fails to ad any actual figures :roll: