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Has any other hippo driver been affected by the torrential rain?

Whilst driving home the other night through deep floods and puddles I managed to get some water into the air filter. This made the 1.8 k-series sluggish and poor acceleration but no probs with electrics.

Does anyone have any tips on spraying electrics (of which there are many in Td4 and 1.8k) with waterproof wot you may call it?
Any good silicone sprays?
 
Hello,

New to this forum. Been a lurker for a while. Great info.

Not had the fun of driving through the puddles today, but the cubby hole box was damp at the start of the week. I expect it has now become a swimming pool. Too wet to go out an check at the moment though.

Cheers

LightSabre
PS in case anybody wonders, the name comes from the fact as part of my job we drive around the UK firing big laser beams from our hippo. All good fun, ...and legal of course!
 
LightSabre said:
Hello,

New to this forum. Been a lurker for a while. Great info.

Not had the fun of driving through the puddles today, but the cubby hole box was damp at the start of the week. I expect it has now become a swimming pool. Too wet to go out an check at the moment though.

Cheers

LightSabre
PS in case anybody wonders, the name comes from the fact as part of my job we drive around the UK firing big laser beams from our hippo. All good fun, ...and legal of course!
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Welcome.

Cubby box suffers from condensation esp in winter, heat from exhaust causes cubby box to warm up, condensation forms on the lid when temperature cools. Stowage box is sealed to the outside and carpet is water tight so water comes from above. Rear window/door seal even some sunroofs in 5drs can cause ingress of water. If carpet is wet over main boot floor then you know there is a ingress of water.

So whats these lasers all about?

Treworgey 90 said:
What rain?;)
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This rain, lots of it.....;) BBC - Weather Centre - UK Weather
 
wumums hairspray is good fer keepin rain and stuff orf yer lectrics.. just make sure you sneek it back into her handbag before she notices.
oh and dint spray it inside the dizzy cap or where the plug leads plug into as its also a good insulator
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but why am i telling a bunch of hairdressers this?
 
this morning i was sat looking out me window while drinking a cup of coffee and i was watching the wind blow a shipload of big nasty black clouds in a NW direction. and i thought ' oh! no them poor sods in the uk are gonna get that fer the weekend'
 
slob said:
wumums hairspray is good fer keepin rain and stuff orf yer lectrics..

oh and dint spray it inside the dizzy cap or where the plug leads plug into as its also a good insulator
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Good tip about the hair spray ;) although highly flammable in its aerosol state :cool:

Guess I'll have to sacrifice a can of hair spray or two for the electrics and just have a bad hair day instead.
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