Date:         Mon, 24 May 2004 10:35:01 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Need a Syncro!
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Just got back from a very nice weekend, first trip this year in our '88 Westy.
However, our intended destination was unreachable due to knee deep water
(20-24") in the creek we must cross to reach the site. I managed to cross the
first creek (about 16" water) after getting a quick tow from a friend's 4Runner -
I didn't have enough speed going in, and the rear end dug in coming out of
the creek - the rear bumper was under water... I did manage the return
crossing without a tow, using more speed going in (about 4000rpm in 1st).

A few more incidents like this and I might have my wife convinced that we
*need* a Syncro! :-)

So, for those of you lucky enough to have one, is a flowing creek, 12" - 24"
deep, with large round boulders, approximately 1/4 mile long, something the
Syncro can handle? I have driven this same creek several times when dry in
the summer with the current Westy, and it is not a problem, although
clearance is tight at times.

--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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