autos don't like heat or water.......I've killed a couple ..I play in rivers , mud , water , its what we got ..I've extended my auto breather .....tied it all into my snorkel...but hey got a couple of mods ....have a search on here re autos factory breather /water ...
Now I'm leaning towards getting manual because you make it sound like even if an auto is all modded out it still won't fare better against the elements than a manual. But correct me if I'm wrong.
do some more digging brother , talk to some people who own em in your neck of the woods so to speak....I've seen em die in puddles ....love me auto.......
They just seal things up better. So does toyota. I have owned more 4x4's than I can truly remember, and gonna have to put jeeps on the bottom of the list for water use. Especially older jeeps. They can be fairly waterproofed, but alot of trial n error to get it good. I totaled my fj cruiser in salt water quicksand, it was waterproofed real good, ran for 5hr horn button deep, and it did get me home, but the damage was done. My buddy's tj got stuck too, he cut it off, never sucked water, and 4 hr of cleaning he was fine.
They just seal things up better. So does toyota. I have owned more 4x4's than I can truly remember, and gonna have to put jeeps on the bottom of the list for water use. Especially older jeeps. They can be fairly waterproofed, but alot of trial n error to get it good. I totaled my fj cruiser in salt water quicksand, it was waterproofed real good, ran for 5hr horn button deep, and it did get me home, but the damage was done. My buddy's tj got stuck too, he cut it off, never sucked water, and 4 hr of cleaning he was fine.
I cringe when I have to go thru deep water or mud,which doesent happen often.They both can do an awful lot of damage.Always change your fluids after going in deep water.
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