keeping electrical from getting wet...???
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Laughing Gas
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From: small town, north dakota
keeping electrical from getting wet...???
It seems whenever I'm out off-roading, or just country cruising, I end up going through some water. Whenever I get into any deep water (anywhere from 6 inches to a foot or more) I believe the distributor gets wet, causing a lack of spark, and resulting in a stalled out pickup. I've never had my pickup actually stall out until today...luckily I made it back home before it died.
Is there any way to keep the ignition/electrical from getting wet? The obvious answer is to stop driving through the water, but that's no fun.
I have a '95 F-150 with a 5.8L if it matters...
Thanks alot!
*Not sure if this is the right forum, so feel free to move it if necessary*
Is there any way to keep the ignition/electrical from getting wet? The obvious answer is to stop driving through the water, but that's no fun.
I have a '95 F-150 with a 5.8L if it matters...
Thanks alot!
*Not sure if this is the right forum, so feel free to move it if necessary*
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From: Pleasant Hill, MO
I'd think if you sealed it up a little, then the water shouldn't be able to get in there. It depends how much you'd want to seal it, for example, for one excursion, you'd be able to keep most of the water out with a little vasaline, but if you are driving in the rain forest for a month, perhaps you should use a little silicon sealant.
Anyone else see any operating problems I may be causing from these tips? If so, hollar back.
Ryan
Anyone else see any operating problems I may be causing from these tips? If so, hollar back.
Ryan
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From: houston
I did this many years ago on a Mrecedes. I took some clay, that stuff electricians use to plug holes. I rolled it out until it was about 1/8" in dia. Then I layed it around the lip of the cap, just inside on that small lip. I locked the cap back in place. I never worried about hitting a deep puddle again. Good luck.
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Go to a hardware store and buy a large tube of die electric grease. Open all connections, place film around all contact edges, I also do it to my distributor. This is what we did at the shop for the boats and watercraft.
CJ
CJ
