Water Fording Test

Tow or drive the test item into the water at the required depth or secure the test item in a watertight tank.

Water fording test. Block off engine air intake and exhaust set selector valve to vent note we are unsure as to why blocking off engine air intake and exhaust is necessary the only connection the dwf vent system has connected to the engine during this test is the vent at the fuel pump. In order to confirm that all deep water fording dwf vent lines transmission seals differential seals etc are sealed a leak down test is required. The testing consists essentially of. Deep water fording camp johnson nc camp lejeune nc.

Electrical connections and body openings are sealed and the air intake is positioned higher to protect your vehicle when driving through overflowing creeks streams and deceivingly deep rainstorm puddles. If you straddle the sidewalks that are not submerged you will get much further. The fording test procedure ii is primarily targeted at vehicles traversing a body of water or material secured to such vehicles. The universal water test booth also enables a test that simulates the kind of misty conditions found in places like northern thailand when a fine mist can creep into areas of a vehicle that larger.

Instructions for testing may be found in the instructions for installation of deep water fording kit at section 3 14. With the test item in its fording configuration ensure that any drain plugs or apparatus are closed and either. The mining process generates large quantities of leftover rock that contains naturally occurring substances such as selenium an element that is essential for human and animal health in small amounts. Pictured above is a leakdown tester we assembled.

One facet of the immersion test to consider is the item under test should be heated 27 deg c above the water temperature. Hawkei is an australian designed and built in project land 121 phase 4 which will provide the australian army with protected mobility vehicles light pmv l for command liaison utility and reconnaissance roles. Many drivers try to cross flooded road through the middle. Hawkei underwent water fording and salt water beach testing in monegeetta victoria last month.