Ive searched all over and havent been able to find a snorkel thats actually made specific for the ranger, since then i have been lookin at other snorkels made for other vehicles...i came across some snorkels for older land rovers and thought it would be an ideal to use on my ranger...just wondering if anyone has put one on their ranger already or made ther own...pics would be apreciated

thanks -Jason

 

Read the new, I wanna say it's Peterson's 4WD mag and there is a write up on doing a snorkel to a Ranger.

Brenton

 

I think the one that fits the best is an '80s Toyota Land Cruiser snorkel from arb. There is a write up in petersens this month about it.

 

Great minds think alike. hahaha

 

yea i seen it on a 97 model...im gonna order one for my 00 and see how it goes ill post pics when i get it done

 

I really wish I had a use for a Snorkel because I would love to have one. But I don't drive where its dusty or through really deep water. But this is a reason why I wanted a Suburban or a K5 Blazer and make it like the Suburban from Dantes Peak. That was a nice truck

 

some good info here

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...hlight=snorkel

 

yea ive seen that thread thanks..im callin ok4wd tom and ordering one...the only reason i even want one is theres a creek right by me thats pretty deep in some spots but its great for wheeling and i realli dont feel like water locking my motor..done it once with my old s10, and about dantes peak that suburban was nice though it cud of used some bigger wheels it looked like it was on 33s i kno it can fit 35s just with a body lift

 

Yeah it looked to big for those little wheels....

 

On my offroad forum that I am a member of there is a guy on there that has this snorkle he bought in Mexico its an ARB Safari Snorkel from Melbourne, Austrailia. He got it for $330 it fits any Ford Ranger or Mazda trucks from 98-2007.

 

^^ that looks pretty cool if i was to get a snorkel
hmm ideas

 

This is the snorkel I put together on my 94 explorer. I only have around 150.00 in it and that includes holesaw(3 1/2"). It uses the factory airbox so filters are easily replaced. If I can find the write-up I will post it......

 

^ thats a cool *** explorer. i like it

 

i dont drive through deep water, i do some dusty stuff.. i want it just to have, its pretty impractical since you have to seal up/reroute lines in the the rest of the truck, diffs, tranny, t-case, all the electronics, lights, cab, ac maybe?


if there's one thing i'll buy for my truck that wont serve a function it would be a snorkel

 

So uh Mark, When do I get to see the snorkel in person!?!?!?!

Kidding with ya, I'll see it soon enough.

 

Yep 99ranger, I don't think these guys realize all the places the water will get and the troubles it will cause over time. Rangers are not designed to be boats.

 

only problem iv ever had with water is that i aint heavy enough to get good traction in the deep stuff

 

Very true. I cross deep water frequently, but you need to do it knowing what you're facing both in terms of what you're crossing, but also what some of the potential side effects are. Here's some things to remember and some may add to it if I don't note something important:

1. You need to extend your axle, transmission, and transfer case vents up to a higher level. Top of the engine compartment with "reverse traps" (that is, with the tubing bent over so the ends point down) is a good spot.

2. If you go through really muddy water, you can get it packed up in your radiator. Make sure you check it when you're done.

3. If you have an older Ranger with a distributor, that's a really important item to keep maintained and waterproofed. Later DIS ignitions are quite immune to water, but if your wires and boots are crap you can still get shorted out by water. Keep your wires in good shape.

4. Axle, driveshaft, and pinion shaft seals will leak when immersed in deep water sometimes. They weren't really meant for the externally applied pressure of deep water. After you've done some crossing, open your fill plugs and get a sample from the bottom of your diff/tranny/tcase using a tube of some kind. Particulary important to check are the front locking hubs and grease in the spindle. Periodically renew your seals. I do mine every year whether they are bad or not.

5. One more item I think needs to have the vent extended: the charcoal cannister purge inlet. If your engine goes into purge when you're underwater you'll suck water into the charcoal cannister and possibly foul it and the purge valve. This can cause leakage and an inability to pass emissions tests if the emission related drive cycle monitors are checked. You won't be able to hold a vacuum in the fuel system then.

If you want to cross deep water with any regularity you need to have an "inspection program" or one day you're gonna' get bit by a large repair job.

 

One more thing to look into is where the interior fuse/relay box is located.
On my 2003 Ranger it was in the side of the dash on the drivers side on my 2007 it is just above the floor in the kick panel on the passengers side.

I think I had the truck a week when I noticed this is a potential disaster in the event of water entering the cab. I can't imagine the nightmare of trying to seal that thing up.

 

On the older trucks that's where the transfer case controller was.

 

http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/techart...ech/index.html

heres an article in 4x4.

 

It's nit-picking, but this is the only thing I don't like about it. It's not really at the right angle when it's mounted:

 

heres mine

 

howd u install urs...do u ahve pics?

 

thinkin about this! so bump. any new info or pics?