V8 Distributor rubber glove thingy

[wrangler_mangler]

I have been reliably informed you can purchase a rubber glove type thing that goes over the distributor on a V8 as mine tend s to leave me standing in big puddles looking a right plonker.
Does anyone know where i can get one from?
Or of course let me know where i can purchase a 9 fingered Marigold (and don't say Wales)!!! :lol:

[beast5680]

i seem to remember the company is called tuff toys or something like that they are in melton mowbray , they have ads in one of the landy mags i believe

[hobbit]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10390&item=4560020848&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

these things, but if you have a heavy duty industrial rubber glove, you can use of of them, pass 2 cables though eash finger end, seal with silicon and cable tie  

[wrangler_mangler]

Found it - Nice one Cheers

[drmike]

Do they really work or do they trap moisture as the cable ties won't stop all the water?

I made a shield out of half of a 2 litre rectangular plastic bottle cut up a bit and wedges in front of the dizzie. This would stop teh water the fan sprayed by the fan when it hit water but let the water drain away as well. The proof of the pudding was when I forgot to fit it, went into water that was only just deep enough to hit the fan and stopped daed. Then in much deeper water, half way up the rad at least with it fitted no problem.

Cheaper too.

Mike

[hobbit]

This is it with the petrols, it more of a splash protection than waterproof, if the water is up to the dizzy, it'll be round the plugs as well

It worked on the Lightweight, until the glove disintegrated, but that was 10 months later

[Paul]

A one gallon plastic container works well.
http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/paul/gallery/FS/2/150659-1113850527.JPG

[Range Rover Blues]

I bought the kit and it does it's job well.  One peice for the coil, the other for the dizzy.  If the engine gets wet it's arcing between the ends of the leads that causes problems so it's worth having, except that I've had mine since November last and it's f****d already, perished like nothing I've ever seen and is now stuck to the dizzy, if I remove if it will be no more.  At £25 plus the dreaded I'm not too happy.

[Topple]

use a couple of yellow rubber gloves and cut the ends of the fingers off then seal at the top and bottom.

[beast5680]

A one gallon plastic container works well.
http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/paul/gallery/FS/2/150659-1113850527.JPG

yep thats what i used after asking on here and it improved the problem 100% so now i dont get stuck in the water cos the engine cut out, still not been brave enough yet to remove the fan though and rely on the electric fans for cooling

[stefan]

On my 2.5 petrol 90 I placed the coil in an ice cream tub on the bulkhead, sealing in with silicone where the HT and LT cables come in at the bottom. For the Dizzy, Magnecor KV85 leads, removed the cap, placed a bead of gasket sealer around the base of the cap, refitted. Then ran a small bead of silicone sealer around each lead connector on the cap and pushed the lead down to form a seal. So far so good, huge improvement, the engine only coughs if I've really taken a hard run through some water.

Stef

[landyman Ash]

I ran my V8 with the rubber glove on (tuff toys one) and it was amazing!!!!

You can seriously wade in it!

However still not as deep as a tdi.....

....so I bought a 300tdi!

Got a spare dizzy and coil glove if someone wants to swop if for a couple of beer tokens??

[davidlandy]

I saw a v8 wading very deep and it never missed a beat.  The guy opened the bonnet and as well as the coil 'marigolded' up he had a air horn compressor plumbed into the dizzy cap which he switched on when wading - pressurizing the cap and keepin the water out.

seemed to work real well.

[Reaper]

I've seen the air horn compressor/rubber glove system work well before on a friends v8 S3!