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little sammy ****
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 23:43 Post subject: protecting starter when offroading. |
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Hi there,i knackered my first starter off roading by getting stuck in a very deep hole full of water so bought another one which i have seemed to knacker last weekend doing the same thing,although i didnt get stuck in the water i got out of it this time!!
Ijust wondered if anyone had devised a way of protecting the starter whilst off roading???
cheers
liam _________________ Ive created a monster............. |
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Knight ***
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Woodley, Berkshire
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:18 Post subject: |
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i have never seen any thing like protecting and starter motor on any 4x4, i will have a nose around see if i can find anything if i do i will drop on here _________________
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little sammy ****
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 15:45 Post subject: |
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Knight wrote: |
i have never seen any thing like protecting and starter motor on any 4x4, i will have a nose around see if i can find anything if i do i will drop on here |
cheers mate,i am going to try and do something myself.if i am then ill pass it on,cheers
liam _________________ Ive created a monster............. |
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Knight ***
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 16:35 Post subject: |
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little sammy wrote: |
Knight wrote: |
i have never seen any thing like protecting and starter motor on any 4x4, i will have a nose around see if i can find anything if i do i will drop on here |
cheers mate,i am going to try and do something myself.if i am then ill pass it on,cheers
liam |
well if you can that would be cool _________________
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little sammy ****
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 17:09 Post subject: |
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Knight wrote: |
little sammy wrote: |
Knight wrote: |
i have never seen any thing like protecting and starter motor on any 4x4, i will have a nose around see if i can find anything if i do i will drop on here |
cheers mate,i am going to try and do something myself.if i am then ill pass it on,cheers
liam |
well if you can that would be cool |
I will sort something,trust me,it may not be beautiful but it will work _________________ Ive created a monster............. |
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little sammy ****
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 9:27 Post subject: |
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Knight wrote: |
little sammy wrote: |
Knight wrote: |
i have never seen any thing like protecting and starter motor on any 4x4, i will have a nose around see if i can find anything if i do i will drop on here |
cheers mate,i am going to try and do something myself.if i am then ill pass it on,cheers
liam |
well if you can that would be cool |
well ive devised a breather for the hole and sorted the joints too and i know it would work but apparently you can just silicon the hole up??
This bit of info came from a chapp thats been doing breathers for 30 yrs and says just to bung the hole up with silicon???
If it is a breather hole for the starter then surely it will do it no good being totally blocked and no air getting in or out to let it breathe/cool????
If its not an issue to bung it up then problenm sorted and if it is an issue then ill chuck up the pics of what ive devised and problem sorted anyway!!!
Who knows the answer though as i i sure dont! _________________ Ive created a monster............. |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 11:09 Post subject: |
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I'll be interested to see what you've come up with mate. I never even gave any thought to the starter encountering problems in water until yours got poggered up over Whaddon.
I suppose as the starter usually only runs for a few seconds whilst starting, having the hole blocked might not be an issue. _________________ Alan
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little sammy ****
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 18:50 Post subject: |
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ideal_dog wrote: |
I'll be interested to see what you've come up with mate. I never even gave any thought to the starter encountering problems in water until yours got poggered up over Whaddon.
I suppose as the starter usually only runs for a few seconds whilst starting, having the hole blocked might not be an issue. |
I designed something Alan,but it didnt need to be done,you can just bung the hole up mate,but i found that out afterwards!!!!
Just open up the starter and mastic the joints then shut it up again!!!!
simples!!!!!!! _________________ Ive created a monster............. |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 20:18 Post subject: |
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Cool, I do that next week.
Might call you for guidance _________________ Alan
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little sammy ****
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 7:28 Post subject: |
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ideal_dog wrote: |
Cool, I do that next week.
Might call you for guidance |
No prob _________________ Ive created a monster............. |
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