do i need to cover my vis CF hood when it raining?
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Originally Posted by scratchjunkie
you live in the bay area. when does it rain alot here?
The months I lived in Santa Cruz it rained almost every week.
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I live in NoVa...we have rain throughout the year...it rains at least once a week during the summer, and for 2 - 3 days easily in the fall/winter. Heck, I've driven in crucial rainstorms too...where a weather advisory service had declared a severe t-storm and what not...
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Hood gutters
I have the same VIS hood and designed my own aluminum gutters that automatically drains out to the front. I picked up the materials at any hardware store. It works just fine and also allows for cooling the engine compartment.
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FYI - Rain water is pretty clean thus, it is an excellent insulator thus, it will not hurt any fuses or electrical components, as long as you keep those clean. Water only conducts when it is contaminated. Power companies wash their high voltage insulators with clean water to wash off the dust and dirt that would make it conduct in the rain. Once washed off, it can rain all it wants and those 500,000 V insulators never flash over.
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Originally Posted by axr6
FYI - Rain water is pretty clean thus, it is an excellent insulator thus,
That said, the alternator is probably the one component that would concern me. Nearly all the rest don't mind a light bath now and then.
it will not hurt any fuses or electrical components, as long as you keep those clean. Water only conducts when it is contaminated. Power companies wash their high voltage insulators with clean water to wash off the dust and dirt that would make it conduct in the rain. Once washed off, it can rain all it wants and those 500,000 V insulators never flash over.
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
500,000V vs 12v. Apples and oranges.
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In other words, given the same amount of water contamination a 12V system will be far LESS prone to flashing/arcing over.
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