[Zookin_85]

Hi i have a 86 sierra 1.3 carb nt swb,
Now when ever i go through waters the car starts to cough and fart doesnt seen to want to idle.......
Unless i give it a bit of a gut full then it comes good.
BUT WHY and how can i fix it???

[BUZOOKA]

before going wheeling spray ur electric with some rp7 or wd40 or somthing of that nature becuase it sounds like ur getting a bit of water in ur electrics

i.e ur dizzy sparkplugs leads coil all that sorta stuff that doesnt like water



cheers buzzy

[Zookin_85]

Cheers buzooka
what about the alt?? and also is there a upgrade for the sierra charging system?

[shakes]

how deep of water? motors tend to not like breathing it in.

[Rusho]

Snorkel maybe????

[Zookin_85]

more a SPLASH factor i think say half way up the rims

[redzook91]

mines a vit and it does the same mate - do what buzzy said and she'll be apples. if it can't be fixed with WD40 it can't be fixed

[Zookin_85]

well nothing above the door seal

[Zookin_85]

you mean if it cant be fixed with WD you need a hammer and if that dont work get a bigger hammer???

[redzook91]

WD all the way. poor electrics? spray with WD. squeaky door hinge? spray with WD. Snapped axle? spray with WD. GF annoying you? Spray with WD. All purpose spray, that shit.

[Zookin_85]

smelly arm pits? spray them with WD???

[redzook91]

being sued for tax evasion? spray with WD.

[Zookin_85]

lol

[BUZOOKA]

bout time i was right about something tho

[redzook91]

BUZOOKA wrote:

bout time i was right about something tho

Dont get cocky now buzz, you're batting average still isn't great

[Zookin_85]

ok so is there anything else i could try as i dont want to get stuck out bush?

Cheers for everything so far

[BUZOOKA]

redzook91 wrote:

BUZOOKA wrote:

bout time i was right about something tho

Dont get cocky now buzz, you're batting average still isn't great

my batting average is outstanding its getting stuff right that is stuffed

[Zook_Fan]

there is an upgrade for the charging system. search falcon alternator. to water proof stuff my brother in law chopped up an old bike tube and ziptied it around his coil and distributor. this stopped the water splashing the electronics... worked well

[Zookin_85]

cheers zook,
You wouldnt happen to know what falcon i should get the alt from?

[eldo]

do a search on falcon and see what pops up, there is heaps of info. keep a tin of wd40 in your car and you will be ok, just remember it has a carby and dizzy and you will be ok, its not a dakar rally car that hits puddles at 200km/h

[Zookin_85]

its not a dakar rally car that hits puddles at 200km/h[/quote]


Lol

[BUZOOKA]

a snorkle will be ur best friend aswell but yer just mainly hit it all with wd before heading out n u should be fine

[BUZOOKA]

edit...

[Zookin_85]

ok well ill take all of this into consideration thanks everyone for there suggestions.

Cheers

[Zook_Fan]

you need an EF/EL alternator. read this: http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... 29&start=0

[whincup]

redzook91 wrote:

WD all the way. poor electrics? spray with WD. squeaky door hinge? spray with WD. Snapped axle? spray with WD. GF annoying you? Spray with WD. All purpose spray, that shit.

hahaha that gave me a good laugh :p

[Zookin_85]

thanks zook fan

[Bucket]

You'll always have issues with water in any petrol engine. The only thing you can do is add in a bit of a preventitive like WD40 or water dispersante, even vaseline.

Do a bit of pre-trip planning and give your dizzy, leads, spark plugs and just electrics in general a hit with the dispersant.

As for the altenator there isn't really much you can do. Just make sure after every trip your belts are still tight and that you've cleaned as much shit out of the alternator as you can.

[Hybrid]

You could also try things like replacing your HT leads and distributer cap. If the gear is new it will more often than not seal better. That's how I fixed mine without WD40. I'd used all mine on the missus.

[mightymouse]

I bloody good idea I just recently saw was a industrial rubber glove with the tips of the fingers cut and pulled down over the distributor and the leed pulled through the fingers It was apparently very succesful. The end that is usuallt up the wrist was zip tied around the distributor base.