or ditch the dissy all together and go with a megasquirt ECU with EDIS coils, water doesn't bother them a bit!
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or ditch the dissy all together and go with a megasquirt ECU with EDIS coils, water doesn't bother them a bit!
^^^^^ got a link with some more info?Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzaD1
Here is a link i found a while back for helping the v8 discoverys out when the going get wet...
V8Wizard
Megasquirt for V8 engines - WelcomeQuote:
Originally Posted by mrwoody1985
Cheers
Andre
****** Megasquirt Foum - Index of Threads, FAQ, Help and More ! ** - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum That page will have enough info to get you started
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YeMG2PHb6I]MegaSquirt'n'EDIS Hosedown - YouTube[/ame]
I did this exact same thing with my v8
I have a partial setup for sale, PM me if interested
Hi mate, here is a very old fashioned and very cheap and effective cure for keeping your distributor water free. Buy some grease, any cheap grease will do.
Apply a thin smear of grease around the join between the distributor can and the main body and the same where the coil lead goes into the centre of the distributor cap.. THATS IT, no more water where you dont want it. You can also put a bit around each plug lead where it enters the distributor and also a little on the top of the coil where the coil lead exits and the possotive and negative wires connect. This is a bit messy when applying it but is a sure fire way of keeping your distributor and coil dry and costs bugger all. I do this on all the 4WD's I have owned and have never once had a problem with a wet distributor. LOOKS messy, WORKS great.
Cheers mate, I'll be doing this thanks :) also I plan on cutting the fingertips out of a pair of rubber gloves, 2 leads out each finger and the coil lead out of the 5th finger, cable tie each finger, then the wrist part over the distributor and another cable tie :D IF any water gets in the grease will keep it out :)
Word on the street is to not use a rubber glove as it doesn't allow water/steam to escape the distributor cap.
Most of the probs with water in ignition is caused by steam from the exhaust and hot engine creeping its way into things and not the actualy splash from the puddle that is why the engine may stop after the water crossing and not during.
There are easier fixes like pressurized or vacuum cap modifications, you don't need a compressor for the vacuum option as you have vacuum lines already in your engine bay.
p.s if you are worried about your ignition getting wet, i would be more worried about your motor ingesting water. So try and get a snorkel sorted first then the dizzy.
all the best