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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Oz on March 12, 2007, 18:56:36

Title: waterprof
Post by: Oz on March 12, 2007, 18:56:36

Hay guys just got a 1990 disco v8 with lpg conversion (carb)  what can i do to make her a bit more water tolerant? apart from snorkle

Title: waterprof
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 12, 2007, 19:50:56

Milk bottle wrapped around the dizzy to deflect splashes.

White grease/chain oil on the dizzy cap and lead ends, plus the coil.

In a scrappy cut some ends off the coil fittings in a Ford, they push over the screw terminals on the coil and make them ater-resistant.  Better still they make any sparks have to travel much further thusd preventing arcing when the coil gets wet.  You need 2 off the -ve side as Ford coils have different size terminals, so that idiots can't get it wrong without REALLy trying.

Title: waterprof
Post by: Oz on March 12, 2007, 19:55:15

sounds good any one got any pics

Title: waterprof
Post by: Skibum346 on March 12, 2007, 20:52:25

Make sure your ignition parts are really up to spec... i had a beastie that hated water...ona dark Welsh hillside....with  crowd of delayed off roaders around me... I found out why... the leaeds looke like blackpool illuminations!

Title: Re: waterprof
Post by: redhand on March 12, 2007, 21:48:38

Quote from: "Oz"

Hay guys just got a 1990 disco v8 with lpg conversion (carb)  what can i do to make her a bit more water tolerant? apart from snorkle

Buy waterproof HT caps from motorbike shop.

use heatshrink tubing on any essential cables.

Title: waterprof
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 12, 2007, 23:11:55

Quote from: "Skibum346"

Make sure your ignition parts are really up to spec... i had a beastie that hated water...ona dark Welsh hillside....with  crowd of delayed off roaders around me... I found out why... the leaeds looke like blackpool illuminations!

I've just binned a set like that :roll:

Title: waterprof
Post by: Oz on March 12, 2007, 23:13:33

dam u
 :P

Title: waterprof
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 12, 2007, 23:20:21

What, you want cr*ppy starting, poor economy and a lightshow under the bonnet?

Title: waterprof
Post by: Oz on March 12, 2007, 23:25:45

no sorry did not read that... would putting a coat of silecon sealent on the leads help?

Title: waterprof
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 12, 2007, 23:31:48

Be careful, silicone can destroy the silicone based rubber they are made from.

A good set only need protecting at their ends though.

Title: waterprof
Post by: Oz on March 13, 2007, 17:12:02

ok mate any thing else i need to do

Title: waterprof
Post by: Eeyore on March 14, 2007, 08:01:19

Top tip on waterproofing your distributor:  here (http://www.rhel.co.uk/tomcattech/dizzy.htm)

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Title: waterprof
Post by: spy on March 14, 2007, 16:02:07

Good link that, cheers.  Bookmarked for future use! :D

Title: waterprof
Post by: Oz on March 14, 2007, 17:29:33

Cheers mate just what i needed