Mud proofing
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Mud proofing
The county fair is coming up and that means the mud runs are coming up and i need some suggestions for waterproofing the distributor and any other electrical systems that could cause problems and i dont have much of a second gear either the truck is a 75 with a swapped in 429 and a c-6 in it last year i had a problem with the thing almost cutting out and barely making it through the pits
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Waterproofing/mudproofing?
- Fabricate and install shields to deflect mud that gets thrown up
- Silicone RTV the distributor cap to seal the distributor. A lil goes a long way.
- Plastic Zip-Loc bags with the bottoms cut out. Unplug the connector, slide it through the now plastic sleeve, and then zip-tie it tight.
- A generous application of dialectric grease on all plugs/connectors
- Fab up a snorkel (3-inch ABS pipe) to protect incoming air
- Use punctuation in your sentences so we don't have to parse your thoughts
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I have some baler belting between the frame and the fenders to fill that gap and some old draper belt from a header to block the mud from the radiator. Will get distributor siliconed up and some dielectric grease on the boots. Any ideas on the tranny. Sorry about the punctuation did not realize there were many english teachers floating around on this site i aint got no good english in fact i hated english class.
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.... I think it was on the 8th day that Henry Ford invented zip-ties, right?
It's not about English.. it's about being courteous to your fellow FTE'ers and not making us labor to read what you're trying to communicate. Thanks.. much appreciated.
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Its not some much english composition it is the use of proper punctuation it makes it so much easier to see what you are asking when the questions are in a proper format instead of one long run on sentence like the one you are reading now no one expects perfect grammar or even perfect spelling the use of punctuations sure helps would you agree
BTW a can of silicone spray will help waterproof your ignition components
BTW a can of silicone spray will help waterproof your ignition components
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It just depends a lot on what youre going through. If its watery mud and its really deep then you actually have to water PROOF things, which requires a lot of work. All your vents have to be moved. Your front and rear axle vents should be even with the frame. Generally I wouldn't recommend fording water deeper than the frame, just gets too expensive too quickly. And if youre not actually putting components underwater, they don't need water proofed, just protected against splashes. The biggest thing for mud bogging is to protect the mechanical fan from mud pushing up under it when you drop into the pit. Otherwise you can mess up the blade.
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I apologize about the retaliation on the use of proper punctuation did not realize how rambling the first thread was until i reread it today. The truck did great the first year i raced it but the pits were worked good and only had about eight inches of water but last year they were not worked and had 16 inches of water and everyone bugged down even the super mods were slow. Could the clutch band have anything to do with the second gear missing. Still don't know if i get to race this year because i have two days to get the truck ready but i have several combines and headers to get ready for harvest, it is amazing how soon this heat will bring harvest around. Thanks for all of advice and once again I apologize.
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Still grammatically incorrect. The sentence should read, "That which exists, is." The sentence would still be rather redundant, and somewhat pointless.
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All i got accomplished tonight was getting the trailer from the shop home and loading the truck up behind the X. Looks like it is going to be long night involving some cold beers
and good friends tomorrow because i am running the truck come hell or high water unless a service call gets in the way.
and good friends tomorrow because i am running the truck come hell or high water unless a service call gets in the way.
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