Baha: To cross or not to cross ??

[mikaztro]

A couple of years ago along Timog Ave., Heavy rains for about 2 - 3 hours straight transfered timog ave into a small river with cars floating (those unfortunate enough to be parked near the street). Out of nowhere a Tamaraw FX bravely forged thru the waist deep flood and made it...palakpakan mga tao, while an Expedition stalled (guess what he stopped in the middle near the deepest part )

Eh siguro kasi diesel ang FX tapos yung Expe eh gas and harurot sa tubig. Ayun! Pasok sa intake or basa splugs.

[niwde11]

Oy Edwin! Wala ako ka alam alam sa mga sinasabi mo ah? You are polluting my mind. Hehehe. :D

OT. sorry bro, nahawa lang ako sa vitarantados(lalo na kay KOS)

[mikaztro]

Ok lang yan ed.....di lang naman Vitarantados ganyan...pati mga Mapuans. :D

[KCboy]

if u have higher rpm but in the 1st gear, u won't go faster, just the revs go higher, sa AT naman, shift to the lowest gear so u can maintain hi rpm so the engine won't die if water goes in.

[tagalnasaabroad]

sakin naman i wont even venture out pag baha na..am radio lang katapat nyan kung saan ang flooded areas..kung emergency naman like going to hospitals or fetching somebody at transport terminals..our area is not flood prone to the nearest hospital..i can ask those in terminals to either wait for me at the right time dahil nga baha or find other mode of transport..

[mrpink]

if u have higher rpm but in the 1st gear, u won't go faster, just the revs go higher, sa AT naman, shift to the lowest gear so u can maintain hi ropm so the engine won't die if water goes in.

hmmm .. this makes sense .. so shift to D2 ...

[alwayz_yummy]

when this time came i do this:

on my delica: my limit is up to the lower part of the side moulding...which is roughly waist height!my delica is AT, so i switch to L and 4L so i can rev high and trek slow on water while minimizing my pressure on the brakes..

on my pride: my limit is still below the side mouldings...which is roughly knee-deep..my pride is AT so to go slow and rev high i select 1, while reviing, my left foot does the brakes...

on my maxima:same as my pride, knee-deep limit..but it is MT..so to be slow and rev high, i go 1st gear, and do 1/4-1/2 clutch release...my right foot is placed 50-50 on the brakes and the gas pedal...

pero lumulusong ko after observing the persons/cars that are trekking the water...

[odell]

sa dala ko ngayon... pag baha... tabi na muna.. baka lumangoy ako ng hinde oras..hehehehe.. iba talaga kung mataas

[CLAVEL3699]

ako honda civic natawid ko dimasalang.

pucha buti hindi tumirik yung plate number ko sa unahan natanggal kasi wala plate proteksyon sa lakas nang alon.

yung puso ko naupuan ko sa takot eh. kala ko mababaw.

diko na uulitin to.

[ts1n1ta]

aantay na lang ako magsubside kung sakaling naabutan ako ng baha. lalo na sa ust dati laging baha.

pero naitwaid na den namen honda civic sa baha. sa may cubao aurora part/jp rizal. buti na lang nde tumirik. kungdi magsasagwan ako sa gitna ng daan. Ang ad trip pa dun mag sumabay na buskaya ang lakas ng alon na kasabay, feeling ko nasa submarine ako eh.

[lart]

mga pards...alala ko tuloy yung first car ko..kia cd5.effective sa baha kaya natagurian siyang amphibian car..lubog na makina sige ang takbo pa din.well kaya lang..

[shadowfax]

for me, i won't even dare to pass a flooded street. hirap na baka may butas na malalim sumabit pa ako... kaya mas mabuti na yung nag-iingat kesa nag-mamadali... "haste make waste"

[OTEP]

Anything below the knee is fair game. Kung medyo lampas na, isip muna sandali.

Deepest I've gone is submerged the whole lower tone. Almost waist deep na din yun. I'm not daring to go any deeper at the moment.

Last Saturday bumaha na naman sa tapat ng Auto Trend and BK sa Timog. I and an ex-JDM Terrano made it across with no problem. Though umiilaw na yung alternator indicator ko while crossing (it lights up when my alternator goes under water). The warning came off soon as I came out the other side.

[alwayz_yummy]

sir otep, ganyan din ang delica ko pag masasubmerge ung alternator(bakit kasi nilagay ung alternator sa pinaka-ilalim,e!)

normal lang pala un?what a relief!

[OTEP]

To cross or not to cross? No time to think. Cong Marni is already shouting at me at the top of his lungs to quit stalling and get going! hehehe.

[alwayz_yummy]

taas ng splash a! buti di nalunod...di ba?

[nugundam93]

cross!!! hehehe. basta hindi aabot sa intake. and basta drive SLOWLY but surely, hesitation will cause problems. :lol:

sarap feeling ng water crossing, not necessarily at stupid speeds kasi that'll cause accidents. pero deym, i need new tires. i feel i'm doing water crossings on slicks now.

[OTEP]

Naka-ahon din naman.

[qman]

To cross or not to cross? No time to think. Cong Marni is already shouting at me at the top of his lungs to quit stalling and get going! hehehe.

sarap nito ah
inggit inggit inggit ako

[alwayz_yummy]

cra ata ("x" lang sa akin,e)ung pic ng pag-ahon mo sir otep......

wish i could do this too....