waterproof ignition system

idris · Post by **idris** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:22 pm

V8 in a land rover for off road use. Is there a distributorless system or other ignition system that will work when very when wet?

Idris

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:45 pm

Use the coil packs from a P38 Range Rover or Series II Disco along with a Megajolt.

Chris.

Post by **katanaman** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:08 pm

Think there is a landrover waterproofing kit. Sure I have seen them on Ebay.

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:13 am

katanaman wrote:Think there is a landrover waterproofing kit. Sure I have seen them on Ebay.

Like a rubber glove with 9 fingers? I have seen them too, not sure how good they are.

I've heard that if you just seal up the distributor, it gets internal condensation. So some people suck a small amount of air through it (one pipe to near air filter, the other to inlet manifold) to keep it dry.

Chris.

bill shurvinton · Post by **bill shurvinton** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:14 pm

As Chris says, megajolt+EDIS8 is the business. The EDIS module is completely waterproof and will give you a bit fat spark even when the engine bay is underwater.

idris · Post by **idris** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:11 pm

That sounds good. As I run lpg and petrol I have an RPI amplifier that changes the timing accoring to the fuel type. Will I be able to achieve similar with the megajolt?

Idris

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:19 am

I don't know if the MJ does that - i.e. has two maps, selectable with an external input????

Chris.

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:07 pm

idris wrote:That sounds good. As I run lpg and petrol I have an RPI amplifier that changes the timing accoring to the fuel type. Will I be able to achieve similar with the megajolt?

Idris

don't worry too much about that amp thingy , i run lpg on mine and petrol too .. i have ste it up to run best on lpg as i only really use petrol to start up or if i run low on gas

or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WATERPROOF-KIT-V8 ... .m20.l1116

or this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-V8-Mil ... 286.c0.m14

Post by **katanaman** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:40 am

First link is what I was on about. The second link I think is to stop radio interference or EM emissions in military applications and not waterproofing.

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:11 pm

katanaman wrote:The second link I think is to stop radio interference or EM emissions in military applications and not waterproofing.

That second one is often sold as a waterproof kit, but it is for radio equipped vehicles so they can keep the engine running without interfering with all the radio gear on-board. Entirely pointless unless you're doing some kind of fancy restoration!

Chris.