DI Washer reservoir removal
- Thread starter Buddy
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Mike,
you know what I'm talking about. One glance at the random wires going every which way around that pile of relay and fuse box tells you - or should tell you - that the person who built it will very likely face some field electrical troubleshooting in future. Of course aluminum rivets drill out - but even I haven't yet made a habit of carrying a drill in my truck.
Buddy - please pardon me a sight-unseen generalization. You may be a brilliant electrical engineer who's stuff works every time regardless of its appearance - in which case I take my words back.
Peter,
I have an electrical enclosure in the back with a fuse block and relays for all my accessories. None of my accessories are tied into the factory wiring. Everything is attached with screws.
Personally I don't like having any exposed electrical in the engine compartment, mud, dirt, moisture, etc fucks it all up.
I've wheeled with Tobias several times, his trucks are always reliable.
Tobias was trying to show an economical solution to a problem most (new to rover) guys encounter. I've seen people relocate the giant stock reservoir not even realizing they can get these small reservoirs for pretty cheap.
You know you don't have to carry a drill, just swap in a new relay on the trail and hard mount it when you get home.
I have an electrical enclosure in the back with a fuse block and relays for all my accessories. None of my accessories are tied into the factory wiring. Everything is attached with screws.
Personally I don't like having any exposed electrical in the engine compartment, mud, dirt, moisture, etc fucks it all up.
I've wheeled with Tobias several times, his trucks are always reliable.
Tobias was trying to show an economical solution to a problem most (new to rover) guys encounter. I've seen people relocate the giant stock reservoir not even realizing they can get these small reservoirs for pretty cheap.
You know you don't have to carry a drill, just swap in a new relay on the trail and hard mount it when you get home.
The solution may be okay, although in the dust we have here I wish I had a larger washer tank. East Coast guys definitely have enough water around.
What prompted my response was that using rivets for this purpose is something that would have never crossed my mind. Like using epoxy on the intake plenum.
What prompted my response was that using rivets for this purpose is something that would have never crossed my mind. Like using epoxy on the intake plenum.
No I don't, but the rest of it pretty much looks like a stock DI engine bay with lots of dust and dirt everywhere.
Well, I'm actually a CPA not an electrical engineer. But I do take my electrical connections seriously. As for the mess of wires. Half the visible wires go directly to that fuse block visible in the picture. I leave enough room on the wires to allow me to move everything around as one unit if needed. The other half of the wires are zip tied and go into plastic wire sleeves within about 8 inches (Not visible). Additionally every connection and splice is soldered and shrink wrapped. I'm also pretty sure that any "field electrical troubleshooting" might need to be done will be on the factory electrical system not my off road lights. There is nothing mission critical on those relays if a relay dies it will wait until I get home to get fixed.
This is not an expedition truck it's a weekend trailer queen. If I was building a truck to drive through South America or some other remote place I would probably be a little more cautious and just hire Mike to build my shit.
As mentioned earlier I can appreciate yours and Mikes attention to detail. I just don't have the time or ambition to do it on my trail truck. It has far more urgent needs that require my time and attention.
Seriously, Hines' truck is so dirty I sprayed it with the hose the other day and it looked worse. I saw a line of ants making a trail, they were leading up to it and then they turned around and went back. I dumped an ashtray in the carpet because the air in there is beyond freshening.
