Sandboxcowboy
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Oh yes, please tell me how deep that mud puddle was in beaver bank.....
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Post by Sandboxcowboy on Nov 18, 2004 8:05:04 GMT -4
Gotta take apart starter and clean it out cuz it froze up on me last nite!!
Bit or water on beaverbank didnt help!!
What would u reccomend to put in thr to keep it from freezing again as far as grease/lube is concerned?
Or should i not use anything at all?
Justin
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Post by ©Big6™ on Nov 18, 2004 8:08:21 GMT -4
I have heard of people spraying starters & alternators with Rust Check?  |
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Post by Truro Offroad on Nov 18, 2004 8:09:51 GMT -4
I went through 2 starters the first winter I had my TJ..both would freeze up and not werk..funny once it got higher it stopped freezing up
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Enos
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Post by Enos on Nov 18, 2004 8:24:08 GMT -4
Ah, that bloody Beaverbank mud, cost me two alternator rebuilds on my TJ plus a sticking starter solonoild and eventually a frozen starter.
Make sure the drain holes in the starter are not plugged.
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justajeep
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Bear River, NS
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Post by justajeep on Nov 18, 2004 17:30:28 GMT -4
Try some dielectric grease. I think rust check doesn't conduct electricity very good, if it got into the wrong places.
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Post by itsakeeper on Nov 18, 2004 17:49:54 GMT -4
I think you can get a dielectric aerosol - I'll check tomorrow and see if I can find any
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Post by itsakeeper on Nov 19, 2004 11:19:19 GMT -4
loctite sell a product called Maintain which helps evaporate the water and leaves a protective coating - havent used it but at $6.75 a can I am bringing in a can for Monday and if anyone wants to try it out it'll e a sample
I know of another product that electric motor shops use to dry out electric motors that are wet faster than the usual overnight drying - that on e is more like $25.00 a can and it is by the case only.
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Post by ©Big6™ on Nov 19, 2004 11:52:13 GMT -4
I'm up for giving it a try, get me a can as well. No one puts there vehicle thru the driver abuse like I do.
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Sandboxcowboy
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Oh yes, please tell me how deep that mud puddle was in beaver bank.....
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Post by Sandboxcowboy on Nov 19, 2004 12:11:41 GMT -4
Im in for a can aswell!! Anything is better than nuttin right now!!
Lemme know when theyre in.
Justin
P.S.-U dont wanna know what i put mine thru down here!! lol
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Post by itsakeeper on Nov 19, 2004 15:58:53 GMT -4
8 cans stock at head office - order them for monday - will post in vendors section
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Post by itsakeeper on Nov 22, 2004 15:41:26 GMT -4
all came in this morning, will bring a couple to the perks opening tonight if anyone is interested
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Post by itsakeeper on Dec 26, 2004 16:52:11 GMT -4
I didn't take apart a starter to try this stuff, but here is what I did:
Sprayed the Maintain into the alternator a week ago, during the rainstorm the other day I dumped a litre of water over the alternator and started the truck up for a couple of minutes; last night it was pretty cold and this morning the truck started up fine.
Not sure if this is a good test but if someone wants to try the stuff in a starter I'll go good for the test can.
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