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Waterproofing!!


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Hey every time i hit a decent waterhole my truck wants to die!!! It used to die every time i would go trough a puddle at speed and i figured out it was a connector getting wet on my coil so i siliconed that up and its fine but, now every time i get though water over about 2 feet deep it will sputter and want to stall!! can anyone suggest anything i can do to help waterproof my rig??
 


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ya i would like to know as well. i had big problems with my b2 after playing in the river, figured out it was wet connections as well.

i was told they make a spray that it used to waterproof connections and whatnot, but i havent been able to find it or do i know if it is worthy, hopefully someone here can point us in the right direction
 

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actually its not the connectors getting wet that is the problem, your distributor cap is 'wicking' moisture. put di-electric grease in your sparkplug boots[both ends] and a small film of silacone around base of cap spray inside of cap with w-d40 put it back together, you're done. if you don't feel comfortable sealing your cap then just carry the w-d40, do the same thing, you just have to re-apply everytime you die
 

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ok that makes sense.. i'll try that next time i get to play in the river... prob tomorrow after the 4in lift is on!!!!
 
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hey i cleaned up the connector going to my coil and sealed it with silicone and it helped alot, 2 days later i bought new plug wire from napa threw them on and i put on a cheap snorkle andi havent had any issues since. I have looked at my distributor ofter going through lots of water and its almost never wet! if i do ever have any issues with it i'll seal it up and i've used the W-d40 trick on a few other trucks i've owned, works like a charm.
 

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