I've been lurking around and doing my proper searches, and after spending a couple of hours trying to search for info, I thought I might as well ask my first question in PBB (and here instead of the Land Rover Talk, just so hopefully I won't get :flipoff2: the first time out): What exactly needs to be waterproofed on a Disco? It's a 1994 if it matters, and I've already read through this thread (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187416&highlight=waterproof) and this one (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220944&highlight=waterproof) so I realize that there's two to cross of on the list of things to be waterproofed, but what else? I don't plan to cross 3 or 4 feet of water any time soon, but hell, I'd like to survive putting it through the car wash or driving it home through one of the monsoons we seem to get every now and then (chit, on my neighborhood alone, there were parts were the water got high enough to swallow hondas and small children today)
I just remembered from one of the posts I read the other day, is the VSS sensor on the side of the transmission? That would have to be waterproofed too I presume? If so, what woudl be the best way to go about it?
Like I said, I know it's probably a newb question, and from the looks of the board I'll probably get a :flipoff2: or two, but any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
-Ivan.

ttt, anyone?

get some sealer foam, silicone sealant, and some plastic bags, and hit every sensor, axle vent, sealed area(between the tranny and motor, tranny pan, etc.) wrap a platic bag around your ignition coil, and foam em shut, basically wrap every part that seems non waterproof in plastic and foam on top of it, then maybe silicone the foam edges. and dont forget the intake, silicone all the joints for the snorkel.

make sure all your control modules are in the cabin, or sealed as well.

the key to waterproofing is doing what seems to be overkill, because water WILL find a way in. all you can do is make it extremely hard for any decent amount to get in.

Thanks man, I appreciate it. Guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

get some sealer foam, silicone sealant, and some plastic bags, and hit every sensor, axle vent, sealed area

Ummm... wouldn't you be better off routing a hose from each axle vent up nice and high (maybe up the snorkel), or even into the cabin (if'n ya likes the smell of gear oil, that is...)?

Ummm... wouldn't you be better off routing a hose from each axle vent up nice and high (maybe up the snorkel), or even into the cabin (if'n ya likes the smell of gear oil, that is...)?

I was going to do that already (routing a hose somewhere higher), since that's the big piece of info DiscoWeb, here, and just about any other LR website talks about, what I was really tryign to find out was what kind of electrical stuff, and stuff that I wouldn't generally look at (like this post taht was in Discoweb before it went down, it mentioned waterproofing the connections to the fuel pump, since apparently they're a little vulnerable to the elements), and what ideas everyone had (like I wouldn't have thought of using a plastic bag to seal the coil). But still, this has helped alot.

Ummm... wouldn't you be better off routing a hose from each axle vent up nice and high (maybe up the snorkel), or even into the cabin (if'n ya likes the smell of gear oil, that is...)?


yeah, my mistake. i didnt mean to make it sound like you need to foam it shut :D