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Title: water proofing ??
Post by: Mac0 on November 26, 2003, 03:00:08 PM

  Was out in a few mud puddles today down by the river with my daughter. I hit a few big water/mud puddles and in the back of my mind I was wondering what I was going to tell the wife - when she finds out  our daughter missed dance practice because daddy took a detour and got stuck down in a mud hole !!!
 What do you guy's use to seal off - say you ignition system and such.  Thanks  Mac0

Title: Re: water proofing ??
Post by: 1bigtracker on November 26, 2003, 03:41:00 PM

I have normal plastic bags duck taped around the distributor and coil.  i have a slick snorkle that does  back up into the dash.  lata stu

Title: Re: water proofing ??
Post by: Mac0 on November 26, 2003, 03:55:52 PM

"snorkle that does  back up into the dash."  Could you highlight on that a bit ? That sounds pretty interesting .
 I was thinking maybe people where using silicone or something of that sort. plastice bags you say !!!  

Title: Re: water proofing ??
Post by: 1bigtracker on November 26, 2003, 04:05:12 PM

Their is a thred a little farther down the page about this.  in the "talk to me about snorkels" thred.  if you need more details ask.  lata stu

Title: Re: water proofing ??
Post by: Mac0 on November 26, 2003, 04:33:51 PM

I'd sure like to see those instructions you are talking about down there ..

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 Thanks Mac0

Title: Re: water proofing ??
Post by: 1bigtracker on November 26, 2003, 04:50:32 PM

I don't have exsact instrucktions and if this sounds a little weird its cuz its 2:00 A.M. and I'm about to go to bed.  remove the fender.   take the stock air rammer thingy off and turn it 180' cut it up so it won't hit the door. use 3in pipe togo thought the tin lower than the dash.  their wil be a screw.  those are ground wires and you will have to eather move them to some where's else or cut the hole some place else.  afetr fitting everything the way you want it, soilder it all togahter.  I used the picker upper thingy off the top of an old battary for extra plastic.  after just silicone it all up and put 2 zip ties throught the fenedrwell around the snorkle.  hope its not too bad and you understand it.  lata stu

Title: Re: water proofing ??
Post by: TonyBalgony on November 26, 2003, 04:55:08 PM

Good question, there must be a kit or something to go around the distributor, and what about all the sensors and stuff?

After going through deep puddles my engine boggs out a bit and bucks a little. I assume it is the distributor, but I asked this question before and was told it was possibly some sensors getting wet as well.

Theres gotta be something better than plastic bags? ;D

Tony

Title: Re: water proofing ??
Post by: 1bigtracker on November 26, 2003, 05:06:05 PM

Hey i have had water over the hood and thought my windows :o(got kinda hairy) and never once did my tracker skip, tick or choke.  hey it works for me?   well i'm out for the night so lata stu