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Offline MTyrrell

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« on: November 08, 2005, 20:46:40 »
Dose anyone have any suggestions as how to go about drying out ford electrics.

 We have had heavy rain here all day, on my way in to work the road was fluded so i slowed right down and went through, as i got about halfway through some t**t in a 7.5t flatbed came belting through and swamped me. Came quite high because the fan belt started to squeal.
 It ran fine for the quarter mile till i got on site, was steaming a bit when i parked up.
 Left it for four hours now it won't start, turns over but wont kick in to life. car abandoned, got a lift home.

 If only i had finished the TDi conversion on the Land Rover Now totaly peeved off :(
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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2005, 21:27:18 »
You don't say what Ford, but the answer is WD40, lots and lots of WD40.

Don't forget the inside of the dizzy (not just the cap) if it has one
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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2005, 21:54:36 »
WD40 is pretty damn good but if you can get it a solvent based electrical cleaner is even better as it doesn't collect dirt afterwards.
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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2005, 21:55:28 »
A good clean rag tends to work quite well too ;-)
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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2005, 21:59:09 »
rags WD 40 heat etc
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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2005, 23:12:00 »
Quote from: "dave_2A_2.25Turbo"
You don't say what Ford, but the answer is WD40, lots and lots of WD40.

Don't forget the inside of the dizzy (not just the cap) if it has one


 Its a ford fiesta, doesn't have a dizzy it's all electric. Typical ford smells water then starts playing up.

 Will give the WD40 and a rag a try tomorrow morning, its had a night parked in a field at tatton park to think about it's attitude problem.
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2005, 08:28:31 »
Pull off as many connections as you can, try wiping them with an absorbant cloth (amended :oops: ), or paper towel is good, then spray with the old wd, if you are like me, do the connections one at a time though, or the next post maybe what wire goes where
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Not every problem can be solved with duct tape, and it's exactly for those situations we have WD 40

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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2005, 08:42:14 »
Whats an absorbant clock? :)
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2005, 09:48:14 »
Quote from: "Sheddy"
Whats an absorbant clock? :)


You must be seeing things, looks ok to me :oops:  :lol:

Must look at what I type, brain dead me :?

thanks :wink:
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Hybrid for running round (got to go now)
Srs 3 Lightweight petrol (got to go)
Srs 3 Lightweight petrol, runabout

Not every problem can be solved with duct tape, and it's exactly for those situations we have WD 40

 






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