Distributor Waterproofing

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How many syncro owners still have the waterproof cover on their distributor?

025 905 293
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I havn't.
How do you view the attached image?

PK


--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, plander@... wrote:
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> How many syncro owners still have the waterproof cover on their distributor?
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With some suspicion! 
I thought that it was a multi-branch sausage. 
I don't recall having seen this on new Syncros when they were in the VW showrooms in Australia.
 
Les
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:46 AM
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Distributor Waterproofing

I havn't.
How do you view the attached image?

PK

--- In Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com, plander@... wrote:
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> How many syncro owners still have the waterproof cover on their distributor?
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Phil,
Never had or seen one before. If it wasn't for the parts label would have assumed it was from a mickey mouse showbag or is a raincover for a Spanish policeman's hat.
 Apart from waterproofing, would probably also do a useful job of  keeping bulldust out of the distributor. Are they currently available?
 I seem to remember the original minis were notorious for wet distributor coughing problems in the rain and people used to use a modified rubber glove until Leyland/Morris/Austin/Worsley/Riley fitted an appropriate cover.
Roger
 

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From: plander@optusnet.com.au <plander@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Distributor Waterproofing
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
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> �Apart from waterproofing, would probably also do a useful job of�
> keeping bulldust out of the distributor.

They have kept a lot of dust from mine.




Are they currently available?

I don't know. Try calling a dealer and give them the number.
I just bought a spare from ebay.




> �I seem to remember the original minis were notorious for wet
> distributor coughing problems in the�rain�and people used to use a
> modified rubber glove until Leyland/Morris/Austin/Worsley/Riley fitted
> an appropriate cover.

I remember those days.



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Gday Peter and ALL, I haven't seen or heard of this either. Do they
really mean waterproof or splash resistant?

When syncro wading in water, is there a critical component at a lower
level than the distributor that when emersed, will cause the engine to
stop? If not, then a waterproof distributor makes sense.

Peter, the attached pics can't be viewed directly on the syncro forum
page. You need to have elected to have forum posts sent to your own
email address, attachments can then be viewed/downloaded/saved from
there.

Cheers.

Ken

--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Peter" <kestel.p@...>
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> I havn't.
> How do you view the attached image?
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> PK
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> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, plander@ wrote:
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> > How many syncro owners still have the waterproof cover on their
distributor?
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. Do they really mean waterproof or splash resistant?


I'd say that you'd be correct there Ken.
They don't completely seal and the plugs would be lower.





> When syncro wading in water, is there a critical component at a lower
> level than the distributor that when emersed, will cause the engine to
> stop? If not, then a waterproof distributor makes sense.
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> Peter, the attached pics can't be viewed directly on the syncro forum
> page. You need to have elected to have forum posts sent to your own
> email address, attachments can then be viewed/downloaded/saved from
> there.
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> Cheers.
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> Ken
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> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Peter" <kestel.p@...>
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> > I havn't.
> > How do you view the attached image?
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> > PK
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> > --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, plander@ wrote:
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> > > How many syncro owners still have the waterproof cover on their
> distributor?
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> > > 025 905 293
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All of the later ones had them but I am not sure about the pre '89 syncros.
A lot of the dipstick mechanics threw them away.



> Les Harris <leslieharris@optushome.com.au> wrote:
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With some suspicion!
I thought that it was a multi-branch sausage.
I don't recall having seen this on new Syncros when they were in the VW showrooms in
Australia.

Les

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:46 AM
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Distributor Waterproofing


I havn't.
How do you view the attached image?

PK

--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, plander@... wrote:
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> How many syncro owners still have the waterproof cover on their distributor?
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> 025 905 293
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My Syncro is a factory turbodiesel. No distributor so no dust and moisture worry. I would guess the newer neoprene aftermarket covers from the likes of EMPI are more effective:
BenT
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re: "They don't completely seal and the plugs would be lower".

There is that famous video of 2 syncros crossing the river in Zambia
with the water well above distributor level, you can see the exhaust
gasses bubbling up to the surface of the water as they motored across.
There was no evidence of a fully sealed air intake snorkel either and
the video gives the impression both syncros waded through from one side
to the other under their own power.

Begs a few questions:

Was the video a scam?

If not, were the syncros stock standard and the stock air intake system
and spark plugs didn't fail?

If not stock standard, what specialised accessories then would need to
be fitted to achieve such a crossing?



--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, plander@... wrote:
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> . Do they really mean waterproof or splash resistant?
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> I'd say that you'd be correct there Ken.
> They don't completely seal and the plugs would be lower.
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> > When syncro wading in water, is there a critical component at a
lower
> > level than the distributor that when emersed, will cause the engine
to
> > stop? If not, then a waterproof distributor makes sense.
> >
> > Peter, the attached pics can't be viewed directly on the syncro
forum
> > page. You need to have elected to have forum posts sent to your own
> > email address, attachments can then be viewed/downloaded/saved from
> > there.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Peter" kestel.p@
> > wrote:
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> > > I havn't.
> > > How do you view the attached image?
> > >
> > > PK
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> > >
> > > --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, plander@ wrote:
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> > > >
> > > > How many syncro owners still have the waterproof cover on their
> > distributor?
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> > > > 025 905 293
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I thought those two Syncro's were oil burners............
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Don't know about that .... I do know I've never seen it discussed one
way or the other.

I reckon Mike Plompen of busman.be would probably know.


--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, Ruth Phillips / Andrew Johns
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> I thought those two Syncro's were oil burners............
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