Waterproofing

[arctic_mark]

Hi Folks

What mods should I be making to my (pretty-much) stock '94 SE V-6 in order to cross rivers deeper than my wheel hubs? :allclean:

 

I can think of the obvious, extended breather tubes on diffs, trany, t-case etc; relocate ECU from the floor to somewhere dry; snorkel. But am I missing anything? Are there any electrics in the engine bay that are particularly vulnerable and how can I proof these?

 

Also, central locking keeps locking by it self in the cold Edmonton winter? Any solutions/fixes?

 

Thanx

Mark

[Filthy Luker]

You don't have to worry about tranny/t-case/front diff breathers as they come up right up to the winshield wiper motor in the engine bay. The rear diff breather comes up to one of the frame crossmembers, but I extended mine up to the inside of the cab over the taillight. Go to Crappy Tire and get some ignition protectant (LOTS OF IT) and spray the bejesus out of every single plug/wire/connector/whatever electrical in the engine bay and under the truck. Just go nuts with it. You can always run your intake within the fender well such as I did before I went ahead with the snorkel:

 

 

Also carry spare alternator, and a few spare air filters. They're cheap enough to have a few. When you get one wet if you do suck in some water, just chuck it and put in a new filter.

 

Also ECU you can put in tupperware or use liquid electrical tape to seal the bejesus out of it. Proper relocation is always good though.

 

Always inspect your brakes after runs, as water gets in the caliper sliders and they seize like crazy. It's easy enough to take the wheels off and grease the crap out of them, it's much harder to unseize the sliders.

 

Inside, just make sure your door seals are good (spray some Armor-All to make 'em sticky) and make sure your transfer case shifter is siliconed so that water doesn't come in through the boot.

[FLApathy]

ive been down under my headlights stock (well i was in up to the bottom of them for a while but a few low holes that dumped the lights), but not very long, maybe like a less than a second and it was at night too man that was fun but yeah i wouldnt do that to much i got my dis cap wet and it messed it up until it dried and another bit of advice, dont go fast, i sucked in some water going to fast and luckly came out ok and then what FF said

Edited December 1, 2005 by FLApathy