subynut Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 :temper: When I splish splash through the puddles Suby does these things: 1) Alt stops charging. After a few seconds I hear a squauk and then voltage is back to normal.:madder: 2) ditsy gets wet, engine goes dead. Dry ditsy, all's ok. 3) Engine gulps water, engine will only idle till water is gone.:brolleye: how fix?:cornfuzz: Me loves to splish splash! But Suby says NO.:argue: Help? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushbasher Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 1.) dunno about alt, but doesn't sound like a biggy, the battery will work fine for a few seconds. 2.) seal disty (silicone etc) 3.) make a snorkel air intake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subynut Posted October 10, 2003 Author Share Posted October 10, 2003 Except that the voltage drops to about 9 volts! How little will the engine run on? Batt seems ok. Voltage usually runs about 14v with engine running over 1400rpm and just over 12v when enigine is off, acc on. When I hit the starter, it drops to about 10v. I take it, I just put a bead of silicone on the cap and drop it on? Sounds too easy. How do I put a snorkel on me weber? I remember Qman's snorkel on his hatch, Is there any closeup pics of his setup? Qman? Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 If it drops down to 9v for only a few minutes it shouldn't be a problem. The actual running of the engine doesn’t take a whole lot of power compared to starting it. Remember, until the 50's most cars rand on 6v systems. Now for extended periods of time low voltage could cause problems since all of the electrical systems will draw more current then normal when the voltage is below normal. This is why Subaru and other manufactures have under voltage protection on their ECU. When the voltage drops below 9.4v(for Subaru) the ECU will just shut off to prevent damage to its circuits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooinater Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 hey if it's just wet connecters use rtv to cover the terminals and plugs. it's the same thing we do on aircraft to prevent that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 You can't just seal the disty up completely - it needs to breath like the reaf diff - you can drill a hole in the cap, and run a tube from there to wherever your snorkel is located.... GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Hitachi distributors have a drain hole in them. As long as it isn't plugged you'll get all the air needed from there. There is supposed to be a rubber gasket that seals the cap anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 i sealed up the disty with silicone, and ran a vacuum line from the vent in the top of the cap, to the inside of the cab. also, puting a switch on the electric fan, and ditching the clutch fan will help keep water from being thrown around so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyruss Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 on the dist. if you seal the cap and install a vent hose be sure to plug the drain hole on the bottom of the dist. the charging thing is usually the alt. belt slipping when wet hence a squeak when it gets grip again and starts charging. I would run the belt a bit tighter. yeah puddles are fun at speed:headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 For the Weber, a lot of the guys have installed antifreeze jugs over the air filter to repel the spashed water. Or you can make your own snorkle adapter. I've seen some on Chev Cavaliers that look adaptable or for not much $ you can get one from JAM Engineering that bolts right on. (first item this page) http://www.jameng.com/products/index.phtml?section=13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Weber actually makes a snorkel adapter I think - saw one on ebay a while back. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 my buddy has a Samari and he made a snorkle out of PVC pipe and ran it up to the top of the cab. He also found a screen off of a computer fan and he put that on the end of it to keep debri out of it. It works really nicely and it didn't cost him very much, just some time and a hole in his fender:brow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 The top of the cab snorkle isn't really needed unless you're doing the serious scuba stuff. I've got my cone style air filter up in the spare tire area with a plastic cover over it. Stays dry just fine. You can also condomize that disty with a rubber glove. The wires go out the finger tips, then use wire ties and silicone to seal it tight. If it still gets wet the glove makes it a mega hassle to get the cap off to spray with WD40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooinater Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 like ken said there is drain holes in the hitachi. which is why i've just sealed it with good ol' rtv. subyfly was having a huge sputtery problem with his car when he touched water. showed him how to seal it and no problems since. it's a hard charging water runner now. for the intake all i use is an anti freeze jug on my weber. deflects initial push of water into the intake and doesn't suck water in unless you are in long enough for your engine bay to intierly flood. i've been through water to the base of the front window but only for a brief little bit. the snorkel is needed for the long haul in the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTrooper Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 that a household dishwashing glove over the disty, with the spark wires running through four of the fingers, then use very tight zipties on the fingers (wires), and then zip tie and silicone the base of the disty, and Voila!! Ghetto Fabricus!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushbasher Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 If there is such thing as TOO getto, that would be it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyesore Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 My ex-mailbox hoodscoop is boarderline too ghetto. I like the PVC snorkel idea, though. Might have to do that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam N.D.J. Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Yeah, I had the same problems the first time I went out puddle jumpin in the wifes Brat, but after a little silicone, and a surgical glove, we had results like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Another thing you can do to seal your ignition system, is to run a thin bead of silicone around the outside of each nipple on your distributor and then plug your wires on, that will keep water out of the connections, also do the same with your coil wire and where each boot goes over the plugs. Too bad Subaru doesn't make a diesel motor yet, those are a lot easier to water proof (No plug wires or ignition system to seal off) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subynut Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Great ideas! Time to find some silicone and seal that ditsy. I think I'll try the antifreeze bottle over the air cleaner trick till I can come up with a good snorkel design. I'll also retighten the alt belt to see if I can reduce the slipping. I'll also add a switch to the feed for the e-fans. Cool:burnout: THanks guys!!!:wave: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subynut Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Great ideas! Time to find some silicone and seal that ditsy. I think I'll try the antifreeze bottle over the air cleaner trick till I can come up with a good snorkel design. I'll also retighten the alt belt to see if I can reduce the slipping. I'll also add a switch to the feed for the e-fans. Cool:burnout: THanks guys!!!:wave: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom63050 Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 At http://www.webercarburetors.com under accessories you can find a snorkel for our 32/36s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camosuba Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 You could try this http://www.ausubaru.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=open;action=display;num=1064399107 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Interesting. I've never had mine sputter while going through water, but then I have never hit anything REALLY deep. However, my brother told me about taking our parents' 86 wagon through water coming up over the hood. The only problem that created was making the belts squeal for a while. Another good waterproofing/redundancy thing is using plastic zip-ties to clamp the plug wire boots onto the disty. I just like to put zip-ties on everything, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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