Bronco vs Deep Water ... 3 Broncos Down (Exceeding Maximum Water Fording Depth)

[Free Pizza]

7.3 godzilla has the alternator mounted at the top.

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[Catatonic]

I'm so sorry y'all can't make it down my road.

Exactly. Looks like my driveway that my wife dodges puddles daily in her Subaru.

Don't need Off-Roadeo to tell me to go around.

 

[Tcbbronco]

I drove my Bronco off a 200 foot high cliff and was really mad it didnt fly like an airplane. Terrible design.

 

[Bronco cat]

I drove my Bronco off a 200 foot high cliff and was really mad it didnt fly like an airplane. Terrible design.

Definitely the low mounted alternator……

 

[jjack50]

Definitely the low mounted alternator……

That pitched the nose down.

 

[TXscooterguy]

Does anyone know if an "aftermarket performance garage" is working on a high water package for the 2.3 or 2.7 Bronco? I'd be cool if the safe fording depth could be raised to hood height. My uncle used to say, "given enough time and money you can do just about anything."

 

[NAP51DMustang]

Does anyone know if an "aftermarket performance garage" is working on a high water package for the 2.3 or 2.7 Bronco? I'd be cool if the safe fording depth could be raised to hood height. My uncle used to say, "given enough time and money you can do just about anything."

I mean that would require a sealed engine with a snorkel. Not to mention water getting in the cabin at that point.

 

[Mixtli_offroad]

People aren't going to keep brushing this off...this is an issue

They went too fast into the water…… water shot straight into the grill vents…..

 

[Bronco cat]

That pitched the nose down.

It ruins the aerodynamics

 

[Bmadda]

Does anyone know if an "aftermarket performance garage" is working on a high water package for the 2.3 or 2.7 Bronco? I'd be cool if the safe fording depth could be raised to hood height. My uncle used to say, "given enough time and money you can do just about anything."

Borne/mishimoto has a snorkle in development:

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/borne-off-road-snorkel-r-d-thread.48687/

 

[Dingbat]

I drove my Bronco off a 200 foot high cliff and was really mad it didnt fly like an airplane. Terrible design.

Should have bought the red truck in the AI art thread.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...t-this-is-what-it-created.53569/#post-1581343

 

[Sandbergo]

First thing that came to mind when I started watching the video. No offense to the driver but it appears he was egged on by a bunch of highly intelligent onlookers.

 

[da_jokker]

How are you gonna call someone else a crybaby while you ask for the manager?

I don't see why you gotta attack the OP; this was a nice discussion of a potential design issue and incoming fix, along with a nice lesson in driver error before you came in and started insulting people.

We make this truck better by bringing attention to these issues so that Ford can fix them, not by ignoring it and sweeping it under the rug.

This guy is a stalker and harrasses people for no good reason. I've muted him so I don't even see his bullying anymore and have reported him multiple times.

He goes out of his way to personally attack and degrade people, especially if you state anything factually bad about Ford.

There is 1 in every bunch sadly.

 

[da_jokker]

Thank you for jumping on this thread and contributing addition "I was there" information.

I'm still catching up on all the pages, but am a bit surprised the focus seems to be about water in the intake...that is an Obvious result, not even a question, and not Bronco specific.

I was posting about the electronic warnings that the muddy water created. I thought multiple Bronco's had gotten those warning, not just the 1. Glad to know that the other 2 ended up ok.

Right after I saw that video, I started to google snorkle ... Unfortunately nothing out there yet.

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