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Waterproofing

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:28 pm
by w1ldstar
Hi,

Whats the best method of waterproofing the electrics on my Sammy? has anyone done it?

Kev

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:43 pm
by Henry
You run an ECU in your sammy, which kinds of limits waterproofing im afraid.

You cannot submerge the ecu, it will fail and will be a costly fix :cry:



I think it will be in the dash somewhere, so you carnt go too deep :cry:

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:39 pm
by d86
just do what i did........ :twisted:

tony :P

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:20 pm
by w1ldstar
henry-the-hoover wrote:You run an ECU in your sammy, which kinds of limits waterproofing im afraid.

You cannot submerge the ecu, it will fail and will be a costly fix :cry:



I think it will be in the dash somewhere, so you carnt go too deep :cry:
Uncool! :cry: Yea ive seen it under the dash, May have to move it higher

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:34 pm
by Henry
Be very careful with it.

Bust that and your up sh1t creek!

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:04 pm
by w1ldstar
I have a spare but I guess it ain't that easy???

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:33 pm
by Henry
As long as they are EXACTLY the same then i think they will work.

Not 100% tho, i hate electrics, especially ECU's!

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:51 pm
by carnut
d86 wrote:just do what i did........ :twisted:

tony :P
Whats that tony!!! open the bonnet,,, does"nt that let the rain in... lol
best way to cover your dizzy is, a rubber marigold, left or right.
just snip the ends to allow the HT leads through, the pull the glove over the dizzy
cap, and seal with electrcal tape..
ecu"s are swopable, i done one on a renault, but i need locks, transponder etc.
andy

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:45 pm
by d86
dont worry to much for the cb4x4 weekend the water isnt that deep at the mo.
and its such a big site you don't have to drive into the deep stuff.


tony :P

p.s. andy's glove idea works really well.
but use a marigold they are stronger...

Re: Waterproofing

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:08 am
by ROBBIE
Ive been told condoms are better than marigolds for waterproofing HT leads :mrgreen: