Ateo
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Don't Do This If You Don't Have To
I wouldn't recommend doing this in a 2 week old truck, which is what I did back in 2009 south of San Juanico. There seemed to be a trickle when we
crossed it heading south, but 1 hour later it was much deeper when we crossed back North. This is a photo of my friend crossing before I did. He
chose to gun it. Next time I will just take it slow and not tear my license plate off while hydroplaning then floating for a second until finally the
tires got a grip.
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Ateo
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Now that I posted this I vaguely remember posting sometime in the past year.
Forgive me.
Anyways, it's still a good reminder of what Tecate's and beach driving can do do a man's brain.
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I planned on venturing out from there (San Juanico)this summer for some fishing with the kids. I better make a plan or take note of the tides.
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that is fun! it is less fun when your air intake does it's job and gags on salt water. modern engines don't dig a salty crust on their sunburnt
shoulders. i know, i don't get it either.?.....
don't get me wrong, if i was there and you were punching it i would set up a row of camp chairs to get a front row seat. just don't expect me (or
anyone else) to ruin their vacation because you got broke......
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
don't get me wrong, if i was there and you were punching it i would set up a row of camp chairs to get a front row seat. just don't expect me (or
anyone else) to ruin their vacation because you got broke...... |
Yep, it was a learning experience to say the least. My buddy and I still wonder what the hell we we're thinking. Last year, I decided against making
the crossing. I guess it was one of those fun memories but lucky ones that I've had so many of.....
[Edited on 4-17-2012 by ateo]
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i re-read my last sentence and don't want to come across that strong. sorry for the wording, although it woulda been fun to watch, not so much for
whoever got broke.....
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Running a vehicle into salt water? I'd wait for the tide to go out.
Check the tide tables. What goes up will come down.
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Salt water and newer vehicles don't mix well. Nothing might happen right away, but over time all those thousands of little wires and connectors
carrying all those sensor signals to and from the computer will get corroded and you might as well throw the whole thing out.
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manoh man ... a 2 week old vehicle ??? that musta been A LOT OF tecates you drank ....
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Good thing it was a Toyota! However, a full rinsing with fresh water is strongly advised!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Running a vehicle into salt water? I'd wait for the tide to go out.
Check the tide tables. What goes up will come down. |
that IS the tide going out. there is a mini estuary at san gregorio that fills at high tide and you can't drive any further. i've only crossed it when
it was 6-8" deep. right around low tide ir an hour either side of it there is very little water draining.
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Ok ok .......I know I'm an idiot! . At the time, we were racing back to the river
mouth knowing high tide was at 5pm and concerned at what we would see. We had 3 truck loads of kids, wives, and friends. When we arrived at 5pm(!!!)
it was a river but coming in, not going out. The thought never crossed my mind to stay there for 4 hours as the tide drained out. I figured what
would be draining would be fresh/saltwater, so I made the call, after seeing my friend cross, to go for it.
I did take it into town and got a "pressure wash" at Chinos - if that's what you call a splashing of freshwater from a hose onto the vehicle. They
did their best, water is trucked in so I understand. I was the dumb gringo......
But it WAS fun.
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Any deep water travel:
Do the rear differential breather mod. I wouild guess the Tundra is the same as the Tacoma as far as the factory differential breather is concerned?
On the Tacoma, the front differential has a remote breather, up high in the engine compartment but sadly, a fail by Toyota to not do the same on the
rear differential. There, is simply an exit vent (not a true breather) to let out hot gasses. The problem is if you drive into cool water with a hot
pumpkin, the trend is for the the axle seals to allow cool, muddy water to get into the diff.
By installing the same setup Toyota puts on the front diff. on the rear, you eliminate the vacuum that could cause contamination!
Here is the how to, with photos: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/111954-my-di...
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i've had mine done for a couple of years. i ran it to the same spot where the front breather is. cheap insurance.
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