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water proofing the distributor V8
beast5680:
i drowned mine the weekend when entering large muddy pond a bit too fast, it ran on about 5 for a while ,enough for me to get to dry land :D and then stopped
Colin 009:
Hi guys this might be what your looking for,
http://www.tufftoys4x4.co.uk/asp/product.asp?recorprod=13&product=544&cat=97&ph=cat&keywords=&recor=1&SearchFor=&PT_ID=1
gords:
I saw some of those strange looking things on a stall at the 4x4 show - it took a few looks to realise what they were :lol:
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: "Colin 009" ---Hi guys this might be what your looking for,
http://www.tufftoys4x4.co.uk/asp/product.asp?recorprod=13&product=544&cat=97&ph=cat&keywords=&recor=1&SearchFor=&PT_ID=1
--- End quote ---
That's the one, I've got one and it's only just enough to cover the cap, mind you there still a large gap where the clips go over so if it got really dunked then there's no saving it. But arcing across the top between the leads is the biggest problem anyway.
Top Tip, for the coil I salvaged 2 off Ford clip on fittings for the coil LT leads and fead these through the rubber boot, then connected the mutlitude of wires to the other ends of these 'flying leads' The Ford clip-on coil plugs give an extra layer of waterproofing and sheild a possible arcing path for the coil (ever seen a coil arcing to the LT terminals?)
For those of you with more initiative than spare cash, a tuppaware container, tube of silicone and an old milk carton gets you nearly as good!
(put the coil in the tuppaware, silicone the joints.......)
Xtremeteam:
on my 90 ive got the coil in an icecream tub with a snap lid & i removed each lead & cleaned them with brake cleaner & then soaked in wd40,removed & cleaned the cap & put a wee spray o wd40 inside & a small bead of silicon grease round the base o the cap before putting it back on,refitted the leads in the correct order & bobs ur brothers father,theres some pics in this post from ther day at drumclog,never missed a beat once
http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=4485
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