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I have a 2003 Jimny, works great, love the little thing. Infinitely more useful than my snazzy audi around the sunken lanes of Devon. Third time in two months that I've not had the nerve to blast on through a puddle today. Thankfully a school run so I just left the car and jumped in the next landrover that came past. Felt vindicated it was over his wheels, I'd say about 70cm at least.
As far as I understand it, the first limitation is the breathers on the various gearboxes, transfer, diff etc. And they sit at about 30cm above the floor. Its just getting amazingly common that I'm driving through a foot or more of water.
I've done a lot on cars over the years, but don't have a comfortable way to drop the gearbox and from what I've read its really quite necessary to get to at least one of the breathers, I think it was the transfer box but might have been the gearbox. Doesn't matter really, its more than I feel safe doing.
If I'm gonna pay someone to run some hosepipes or whatever people use up into the engine bay, I'd like to pay someone familiar with Jimnys and who can shove a snorkle on her and be knowelegable enough to say: this bit of the loom should be greased too, and while your at it most people put a switch on the electric fan to turn that off. I'm making those up from shoddy knowledge of what people sometimes do, but I'd hope theres a mechanic in Devon or Somerset somewhere who'd know what they're doing and can rattle off a few things in a day that would make me less horrified each time I get to stationary water that doesn't appear to be more than 2 feet deep (I don't think I'd quite have the nerve to go deeper, absolutely terrified of deep water - strong swimmer, but shockingly phobic. I'm also a very good rock climber whose terrified of heights, so you know, generally insane)
Anyway, any recomedations of mechanics that anyone knows or workshops or whatever, a guy they know, maybe yourself even if you've got the kit, I'll obviously pay full standard rates for the work!
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