- Location
- Atlanta, Ga
So I'm in the process of buying a slightly rough X2 where the current owner has the 750 e. box just strapped in next to the gas tank. My previous X2 was an '86, so it got me thinking: How hard would it be to waterproof the 750 electrical components or replace them with waterproof versions?
I already have a sealed MSD starter relay (P# 4390), so I'd just mount that on a simple custom bracket near the battery. The plan for the cdi/coil and the bridge rectifier would be to lay an entire can of spray bed-liner on them then seal off the wires with shoe-goo stuffed into shrink tubing. Shoe-Goo is similar to RTV only a lot firmer once dried. I think the 'trick' to it would be to make sure the wires are anchored down so that the Shoe-Goo seal does not get flexed. Not sure about the HT leads from the coil pack, I haven't actually laid eyes on it yet to see what I'm really working with. The only other issue is all of the exposed connectors. I may be able to remove some of them all together with hard soldered joints, replace them with connectors that won't corrode, or just pack them with saltwater proof grease. (It will be a freshwater boat though.)
Has anyone ever tried this? Any suggestion on what I may be missing?
Bob
I already have a sealed MSD starter relay (P# 4390), so I'd just mount that on a simple custom bracket near the battery. The plan for the cdi/coil and the bridge rectifier would be to lay an entire can of spray bed-liner on them then seal off the wires with shoe-goo stuffed into shrink tubing. Shoe-Goo is similar to RTV only a lot firmer once dried. I think the 'trick' to it would be to make sure the wires are anchored down so that the Shoe-Goo seal does not get flexed. Not sure about the HT leads from the coil pack, I haven't actually laid eyes on it yet to see what I'm really working with. The only other issue is all of the exposed connectors. I may be able to remove some of them all together with hard soldered joints, replace them with connectors that won't corrode, or just pack them with saltwater proof grease. (It will be a freshwater boat though.)
Has anyone ever tried this? Any suggestion on what I may be missing?
Bob
