Can An H3 Go Thru Two Feet Of Urban Flood Waters..??

[Viet Nam Vette]

I was on my way home last night from a friends house who lives in Ventnor NJ. If you have been watching the weather you know we got some Bad Ass Rain up here in the North East.

Ventnor New Joisey is a Beach town between the Atlantic Ocean and on the west side is the Bay. The bay side floods like a MF'er...at least two to three feet of water.

Anyway I was on my way home in my 3 with the off road package on the bay side street that runs down towards Jerome ave Bridge which takes you off the island. Using this street is a straight run with no traffic lights. It's one way. As I started down the street I saw a cop car side ways blocking the street with his lights on forcing me to make a left turn away from the high watres.

So that's the way I went. I ended up on the main drag with all the A holes in their little compacts cruzing at 5 MPH. Well...that pissed me off so I made a right and went back down to the flooded street 2 blocks past the cop.

I turned onto the flooded one way street and started cruzing thru the high water. No prob's the 3 just spewed the water up in the air and kept going. I stopped and opened my door and looked down and saw the water slapping my step rail. Kept going and then is when I started to see stalled cars with there flasher on.

I drove past as slow as I could so I wouldn't make a giant wake... But the 3 cherned up some high water that slapped the cars up against the door handles .

So I go down a little further around the short bend in the road and what do I see....???? Two Police cars with no drivers in them with the flashers on and water up over the lower door seem. . Came out on Jerome Ave ...headed for the Margate Causeway Bridge and cruzed on home.

Now this might not be so exciting to you heavy duty Off roaders who have forded Hood high water.. and climbed rocks. And I have been off road and done a few things with my 3...but when your on the street and see pick up trucks and other SUV's stuck or flooded out and your ass cruzes by in a HUMMER...Let me tell you..It's a great feeling when you look over and ther on the phone calling AAA.

[Desert Dan]

Sounds Fun!!

Did any Prius owners ask you for a tow? That would be a good time to make big splash.

I hope is was rain water not sea (salt) water.

[blindzebra]

if that was a question, then yes 2 feet is no worries. I've gone through over 3 feet before, but I wouldn't reccomend it because it only takes one time to really screw chit up

[wannabeH3]

heres 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT6cpZWUOK0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZDZQ60pO38
use side rail to judge depth. i just upped em so wait a whileand they will be available

[wpage]

Nice passage Vette....

Sounds like you hit a no wake zone!

Good you made it thru safely

[theJARRETconcept]

I'd hit it

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by Desert Dan

Sounds Fun!!

Did any Prius owners ask you for a tow? That would be a good time to make big splash.

I hope is was rain water not sea (salt) water.

It was probably mostly rain water but I'm sure there was some salt in there. But on the way home off the Island I drove thru some deep fresh water streets to avoid some other stalled compacts.

So..I think the 3 went thru a fresh water chassis rinse cycle...In fact some guy in a Chevy Suburban rolled his window down at a light and said that this weather seperates the men from the boys when it comes to rigs ....

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

if that was a question, then yes 2 feet is no worries. I've gone through over 3 feet before, but I wouldn't reccomend it because it only takes one time to really screw chit up

Yeah like having water sloshing around on your floor..

[HummerJim]

I did two feet plus in my H3 just outside of Dillon during the great Colorado storm of July 2005 when they shut down I70. It's a great feeling! That's when Fstop told me about it being a good idea to raise the vent tube on my automatic transmission, since it's the lowest vent that can get water in it on the '06 H3. I got a little carried away in Osage Creek one year in deep water, and no problems until I stopped and found the starter was wet. Got a little water on the floor from that one. Sat for a while and it started right up.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by HummerJim

I did two feet plus in my H3 just outside of Dillon during the great Colorado storm of July 2005 when they shut down I70. It's a great feeling! That's when Fstop told me about it being a good idea to raise the vent tube on my automatic transmission, since it's the lowest vent that can get water in it on the '06 H3. I got a little carried away in Osage Creek one year in deep water, and no problems until I stopped and found the starter was wet. Got a little water on the floor from that one. Sat for a while and it started right up.

That's when Fstop told me about it being a good idea to raise the vent tube on my automatic transmission, since it's the lowest vent that can get water in it on the '06 H3.

I wonder if they have rasied it on the 07 H3...like mine. If Not How hard is it to do..??

[HummerJim]

The vent tube for an auto trans comes off the trans at the rear left side of the trans, follow the left side of the trans upward, and is attached to a bracket on the top of the trans at the shift selector bracket.
Rear axle goes to the left side, and up to the frame.
Front axle goes to the right side, and is attached to the right of the radiator to the radiator support.
Transfer case???? Do not see any mention of this in the service manual, and crawling under our hummers in the rear, due to the shield I can't see the routing. Has to be one.

f5fstop

This post is from 8-2-2005 in the forum by fstop answering a question I had.
I ended up using a marine clamp and 18 inches of fuel line to raise my transmission vent. I'm not sure if they changed it after '06
Hummer Guy/Fstop/Builder Help?
HummerJim

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by HummerJim

The vent tube for an auto trans comes off the trans at the rear left side of the trans, follow the left side of the trans upward, and is attached to a bracket on the top of the trans at the shift selector bracket.
Rear axle goes to the left side, and up to the frame.
Front axle goes to the right side, and is attached to the right of the radiator to the radiator support.
Transfer case???? Do not see any mention of this in the service manual, and crawling under our hummers in the rear, due to the shield I can't see the routing. Has to be one.

f5fstop

This post is from 8-2-2005 in the forum by fstop answering a question I had.
I ended up using a marine clamp and 18 inches of fuel line to raise my transmission vent. I'm not sure if they changed it after '06
Hummer Guy/Fstop/Builder Help?
HummerJim

Thanks Jim,
I'm due for and oil change soon I'll check it when it up on the lift. Also I have the 07 Shop Manual I'll check that out Thanks...

[3Hummer]

i had a lot of fun after Tropical Storm Fay rolled through my area in South Florida, all the streets were flooded, saw a few stuck cars, including prius'. I had a lot of my friends call me cause they wanted to see what happened so me and my buddy with an FJ were driving people around.