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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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hey guys any one no of a way to stop the coil getting wet??? pics would be grate thanx
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royce

omnipotent being
Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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dont put it near water seems to be the easiest way
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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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no when i wheeling go thruo a coupe of puddles and it gets wet and i have to dry it
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SierraDan

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Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:55 pm Posts: 9348 Location: Newcastle
Vehicle: G13BB Jimny
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:21 am |
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i WD-40 my ignition before wheeling and dont drive through puddles.
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fritter

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Joined: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:30 am Posts: 1163 Location: Wahroonga NSW
Vehicle: 89 Vit. The Desert Rat...
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:24 am |
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You could wrap it in a plastic bag and tape the ends.
If you really want to get serious you could make something out of
tupperware or similar.
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JrZook
Joined: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 5517 Location: Holland Park
Vehicle: Awesome!!
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Shouldn't be an issue if it gets wet. Check all your connectors and their seals/or seal them
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:27 am |
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get a squirty bottle of water and start spraying each bit around the coil to identify exactly which bit is shorting it out... i reckon like JrZook said its a bad connection somewhere.
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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:34 am |
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ok that sounds like a plan i find out where it is and fix that thanx guys
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Damo

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Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4661 Location: Brisbane
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Disconnect and put in glove box before driving thru puddles.
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SierraDan

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Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:55 pm Posts: 9348 Location: Newcastle
Vehicle: G13BB Jimny
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:23 am |
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The twin over head crankshafts will still get wet though..
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Built4thrashing
Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 4972 Location: Dandenong .Vic
Vehicle: 1999 GV. Locked and Lifted
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:45 am |
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Maybe his headlight fluid is spilling onto his electric supercharger hiclone
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jimbo_jones

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Joined: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 4361 Location: gong
Vehicle: 2015 Jimny, LJ50, Maruti
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:38 am |
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pull it out rub some ellbow grease on it then have a long weight while you hang it fron some sky hooks for a bit then fit a flux capacitor and hey presto you should be able to drive under water, but keep some Dehydrated Water in the glove box just incase you run into trouble
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TZAR

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Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 3459 Location: licking some windows
Vehicle: LJ20 LJ50
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oldest trick is to put it inside an ice cream container and just cut a hole through the side for the coil lean and power leads. Silicone them up and then bung the lid back on the container.
Thenn also fit a washing up glove over the distributeor withat siliconed up as well.
or use one of these kits
http://vwparts.aircooled.net/Distributo ... 501-14.htm

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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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jimbo_jones wrote: pull it out rub some ellbow grease on it then have a long weight while you hang it fron some sky hooks for a bit then fit a flux capacitor and hey presto you should be able to drive under water, but keep some Dehydrated Water in the glove box just incase you run into trouble
hahahahah love it thanx
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eXc450
Joined: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:40 pm Posts: 268 Location: Newcastle, NSW
Vehicle: 94 Vitara LWB G16b
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jimbo_jones wrote: pull it out rub some ellbow grease on it then have a long weight while you hang it fron some sky hooks for a bit then fit a flux capacitor and hey presto you should be able to drive under water, but keep some Dehydrated Water in the glove box just incase you run into trouble
I am sure everything else would be helpful, but not sure that involving these guys would help
http://www.skyhooks-music.com/
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bakerboy
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 2291 Location: Perth
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As I said on Sunday, 2l milk bottle over it will cover most if not all of it from the splashes we were getting and it won't cost you a cent to make, music to zook owners ears 
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royce

omnipotent being
Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:20 pm |
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The coil is the highest part of the engine bay, how the hell do you get it wet?
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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he had it happen when we were going through some puddles offroad (no way of going around cos we were in a deep gully).
it also happened to him on the road though which is weird.
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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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royce wrote: The coil is the highest part of the engine bay, how the hell do you get it wet?
if you saw what we driving threw you would see how
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royce

omnipotent being
Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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hypactiv1 wrote: royce wrote: The coil is the highest part of the engine bay, how the hell do you get it wet? if you saw what we driving threw you would see how
I have seen Sierras in water that deep they are floating, yet the engine was still running fine with no ignition problems
So question still stands really
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sogone

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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:29 am Posts: 2070 Location: Darwin
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Zook_Fan

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Joined: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 4530 Location: Toowoomba
Vehicle: Maruti and LJ80's
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royce wrote: hypactiv1 wrote: royce wrote: The coil is the highest part of the engine bay, how the hell do you get it wet? if you saw what we driving threw you would see how I have seen Sierras in water that deep they are floating, yet the engine was still running fine with no ignition problems So question still stands really
I've done it, being stupid though and hitting a puddle hard. Water went straight up the firewall, hit the bonnet and went straight back over the engine. Coil got wet and the shit lead I had on it arked out.
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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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 Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:34 am |
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yeah that what happaning i think
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want33s

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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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A high tension setup in good condition will work underwater.
A splash shouldn't affect it.
Your problem sounds like a cracked coil or faulty coil lead.
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Built4thrashing
Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 4972 Location: Dandenong .Vic
Vehicle: 1999 GV. Locked and Lifted
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want33s wrote: A high tension setup in good condition will work underwater. A splash shouldn't affect it. Your problem sounds like a cracked coil or faulty coil lead.
What he said X 10000000
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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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 Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:35 am |
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sweet thanx guys i will look at it all thanx heaps
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hypactiv1
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 203 Location: Darwin Townsville end of the year
Vehicle: 85 WT with SR20DE N/A
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alien wrote: he had it happen when we were going through some puddles offroad (no way of going around cos we were in a deep gully).
it also happened to him on the road though which is weird.
nah happend throu puddle last time too
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buzbox
Joined: Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 3600 Location: Wollongong NSW
Vehicle: LWB Sierra & XL7
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Keep a pack of condoms in your recovery gear bag.
If your not lucky enough to use them with a farmers daughter, you can cut the tip off and use it to cover the dizzy with the leads poking out the top.
A rubber glove could also be used.
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