AirFlow Brand (c) Snorkel

[xhjeep]

Hello Knappster,

Here is an email I've just received from Michael... Not sure why he thinks "Replacement" should be thinking "Fix"....I'll pass on some of the pics from this thread....Can you email him or PM me with your email address so I can get him to contact you???

Who did you speak to regarding a replacement ?
Any correspondence you have would be helpful
I can not find any reference to this issue or any product replacement
Please let me know so I can remedy any slip up on our part

Regards
Michael Kirk-Williams
Airflow Vector P/L

[bigmaninds]

Does this snorkel work on all engines for the Jeep Commander 3.7, 4.7? look like the same air box...

[LWM]

Does this snorkel work on all engines for the Jeep Commander 3.7, 4.7? look like the same air box...

Yes, the snorkel works on any of the air boxes with some modifications.

[El Cid]

I truly do hope AirFlow gets things together on building this kit to work with the XK by accommodating our antenna placement. It's a shame to have such a useful item unavailable to us as a result of the oversight.

[LWM]

I truly do hope AirFlow gets things together on building this kit to work with the XK by accommodating our antenna placement. It's a shame to have such a useful item unavailable to us as a result of the oversight.

I had a half hour talk with Michael from Air Flow today and I think we have come up with the solution.

I was instructed to find a new location for the antenna and go about any modifications I need while documenting the steps so that it can become part of the snorkel installation process. I have a really good idea and I am going to take a bunch of photos on Friday and post them here for the forums thoughts.

Air Flow will refund any expense I incur during this process but I do not think this will cost all that much if my idea works.

[xhjeep]

Glad things are happening at last for you Knappster... Trust you found Michael a good bloke & easy to discuss ideas with.... I did when he was developing the XH snorkel.

[LWM]

Glad thing are happening at last for you Knappster... Trust you found Michael a good bloke & easy to discuss ideas with.... I did when he was developing the XH snorkel.

He was fun to talk too, talked about a lot of technical stuff that was over my head but I coul dtell he loved whatever he was talking about. the connect was not hte best but the conversation was good and he sounds like he really knows and loves what he is doing. As you know there are a couple other projects in the works that I will post more about after he has completed his patents.

[kitkat]

Just FYI for everyone, Rocky Road now has these, and very inexpensive compared to the prices on the Airflow site. But, as of last week when I was talikng to RR, still no fix for the antenna. The online help from RR actaully called Airflow while I was on still nothing.
I have been thinking of one but then there is the whole "is this really usefull" question. Not sure how many people ford rivers but this is only one little step. The fuses under the hood would need to be waterproofed, the electronis, everything...big job

[xhjeep]

Not sure how many people ford rivers but this is only one little step. The fuses under the hood would need to be waterproofed, the electronis, everything...big job

Snorkel is not just for deep water... When fording any water crossing there maybe a hidden dip or washout and if the hood dips or there is a bow wave large enough off a bank or drive too fast through shallow water and the engine gulps water (and not much) then it's history especially with modern high compression power plants & certainly diesels..No second chance in almost all cases.... For me it's not the issue of water, I do a lot of hot dusty desert driving and a snorkel is a bonus ..Why??...Well it draws in cooler air up higher off the surface and and cleaner, a definite economy advantage as well as power increase from the "Ram" effect...So not just for water but then a hydrolock will be expensive...You'll need an understanding bank manager

[Brandon1024]

Looks good but I dont really see the purpose of them because by the time i would need it my electrical is already gone...