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This year at Squires it was a bit wet to say the least and after my bike running pretty well all day, I got back to camp Packed up my gear (20 mins max) said my goodbyes and was off home well that's what I thought! I didn't even get half a mile & she packed in. at first I thought I'd run out of fuel so I rang Drewpy for help within a few minutes Blackhat & Drew arrived to rescue me but it turned out to be water in the ecu & connections. we managed to get it going again & I headed home only to find my top speed was around 30 mph and over hills was a lot less than that it took me over 3 hours to get to Manchester after doing a Kev (getting lost) when she finally dried out and I took the motorway the rest of the way home, anyway I think I've managed to cure the problem with a rubber glove fitted over the ecu & connections. the question is, is there any chance of it overheating, Ive not covered the regulator as I know this needs ventalation hence the cooling fins and the ecu is supposed to a sealed unit anyway so has anyone else had this problem & know any other remedies?

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Don't think CDI generates much heat tommo, its in a bad place,,, below the seat would be better,,

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Don't think CDI generates much heat tommo, its in a bad place,,, below the seat would be better,,

yeah it's not ideal but to move it means botching the wiring so even more connections to worry about

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Marine silicone on the back of the plugs and a smear if KY Jelly around where it slots in (giggity)

good tip foams never thought of silicone on the connectors, so I just oose some in were the wires enter the back of the plugs?

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Vaseline is old hat now Drewpy all the new boys use KY jelly !!!! :biglaugha:

Don't see why your fix won't work Tommy, as far as I know the ECU only gets warm not hot, what about that ACF50 stuff everyone is always banging on about won't that keep the water out? My ECU has a rubber sock thingy over the end of the ECU but it's pretty limp after 20 odd years so I wrapped a zip tie over the end to keep it in place, could just as easy have used gaffer tape I suppose.

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All I do is pack all the connectors with dielectric grease,keeps 100% of the water out, terminals stay clean and corrosion free. Mo less the same as vasoline but made for the job dosent harden over time.

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Thanks everyone think I'm going with the vaseline for now as I already have some & I think I might be a bit red faced in the chemist asking for the ky jelly :razz: I will look out for some dielectric grease on ebay, see how stupid the price is then use the vaseline :eusa_shifty:

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good tip foams never thought of silicone on the connectors, so I just oose some in were the wires enter :eusa_snooty: the back of the plugs?

Always there or there about you lot,,, :babyha:

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Isn't KY water based?

Ah yeah, I forgot :( vaseline would probably be better, although I wouldn't fill the back of the plugs with it as no doubt it has some sort of conductivity, something like the clear bathroom sealant types would be flexible and watertight

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