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From: kitten@pertec.UUCP (karen hettinger)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: driving through black-top rivers
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Date: Tue, 1-Jan-85 01:19:30 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  1 01:19:30 1985
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> Well, kitten, I guess that explains your previous article.  It takes
> a lot of gas to push four feet of water out of the way!  By the way,
> what sort of snorkle do you have on the car?  At four feet, the air
> intake would be under water.
> 
Right you are, Snoopy *blush*.  I meant *2.5-3* feet.  Heck, *I'm* only
4'10" myself!  :-)

> Does it flood that much up here?  Perhaps I should look for a good used
> Schwimmwagan(sp), or that amphibious Lotus James Bond had.
> 
Orange County's drainage sucks (and NOT water, unfortunately).  What more
can I say?

> 
> hmmm, your car must have lower gearing than mine, that combination
> gives "go directly to jail" speed in mine.
> 
Indeed it does...In third gear at the shift point (3000rpm) I'm going 40mph.

> I do agree with keeping the revs up, and remember to keep-em-up
> while changing gears, too!  (ask me how I know!)
> 
*I* know...In the Great March 1, 1982 Flood, I *did* drive through 3.5
feet of water...yes, it *did* leak into the passenger compartment.....
my backlight fogged up inside for weeks and my capets started to rot.


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