| Author | Message | ||
     Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 679 Registered: 02-2002 |
Coz I seen it a few times now through the hatch, FULL with water, because it's open to the bottom of the vehicle. Can it be sealed maybe to the hatch? Or filled with foam or something? Dean | ||
| colin astley (Cra_arc) New Member Username: Cra_arc Post Number: 19 Registered: 07-2003 |
ive disconected my in tank pump and fitted a facet pump to the inner wing same sort of thing as on the range rover classics i believe, left the sender unit, etc the same works fne and lets face it replacementin tank pumps cost �150 here compared to a facet pump �35, not saying dont try and seal it but if it does breakdown this is a cheap replacement option. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 680 Registered: 02-2002 |
I'm not worried about the cost of a replacement, more of it stalling /shorting when under water. Coz I do that quite a lot. Mines been ok, but others have cut out and then you're stuck in the drink. Whats a facet pump anyway? Thanks for your help Dean | ||
| colin astley (Cra_arc) New Member Username: Cra_arc Post Number: 20 Registered: 07-2003 |
dean facet manufacture fuel pumps mostly low pressure ones for carberator applications but also some high pressure ones, i believe. it was ideal for me as a cost saving exercise cause mine failed. they were originally fitted to range rovers , early models. so i just hooked it in on the inner wing and it seems fine.  | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 916 Registered: 02-2002 |
Dean, You may not be able to seal the thing, but at least fill all the electrical connectors with dielectric grease - keeps trouble to a minimum anyway. Bill | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 681 Registered: 02-2002 |
Colin - ok I see now, thanks. I don't know what the specs are on the d2 fuel pump though. Anyway I'm not gonna relocate it. Bill - Yep that seems the best thing I guess, but I see the thing literally FULL with water before. Oh btw what's so special about dielectric grease? What does that mean electrically? Its better than high temp grease or lithium? Or does it not matter? Dean | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 917 Registered: 02-2002 |
It's just a conductive grease - high temp too, but stays conductive over time while also waterproofing the connection. I've done all my underhood connections and fuel pump connections and re-do it all every year or so (at least the underhood ones) - no problems with water so far (knock on wood) Bill | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 682 Registered: 02-2002 |
Bill - You can use conductive grease on connections that are very close to each other? | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 920 Registered: 02-2002 |
Never had any problems on my end - I usually just pack a connector as full as I can get it and put it back together and then wipe off th excess. Bill | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 683 Registered: 02-2002 |
Bill, Ok last question: Do you do this to computer connectors too? You see what I'm asking? The pins on the computer connectors are very close together and maybe more susceptible to shorting? Thanks Dean | ||
| Bruce Potier (Brucep) New Member Username: Brucep Post Number: 16 Registered: 06-2003 |
Dean, I live in Florida so lots of swamps and deep water. I have greased almost every electrical connection that would cause failure except the fuel pump...next on the list. Anyway, I have not had issues when I did the ECU pins and I also packed that area full. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 685 Registered: 02-2002 |
ok guys thank you very much. Appreciated! Oh btw do you grease the spark plug cables? | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 196 Registered: 10-2002 |
Dielectric grease is non conductive grease to 600v+, it is designed to eliminate corrosion btwn dissimilar metals, like your elec seat switch, bulb sockets, ect, it also works great for sealing any elec connection from the ingress of water, i now have most all my elec connections packed with noalux dielectric grease, and no probs yet! and yes good on spark plugs, easier to pull the wires one day! see you later dean, love the cd, got another yet? Peter. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 686 Registered: 02-2002 |
Peter - Thanks for the help. Home depot right? I sent you a CD a few days ago (different from the one I gave you last Sunday), it was water road last fall. Did you get it yet? Oh I just ordered a water pump to bail me out LOL. I'll let you see next time we hit the barrens. | ||
| D. Howell (Blackandtan) Member Username: Blackandtan Post Number: 84 Registered: 04-2003 |
Bruce, What grease or other treatment do you recommend for electrical wires? I have an old, beloved vehicle besides my Disco that over years has defied mechanics' diagnosis/repair of an occasional humidity related problem with a pack of wires off to one side of the under-hood area. If it's been raining or humid and the thing won't start, going out and jiggling said wires, once in awhile shooting them with a can of air, does the trick. Never a problem otherwise. Thanks. |
