"Ghetto" hood lift rain issues?

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cherokee4.0

NAXJA Forum User

Location

California

• Nov 8, 2006

• #1

I have the windshield end of my hood lifted an inch for cooling.

Now I live in SoCal and have not gone thru the winter/rainy season yet with this set up.

Has anyone who has been thru many months of off and on rainy weather AND this same hood lift have any electrical problems?

I don't want to find out too late that I need another CPS or something.

THANKS!

 

Gerr

NAXJA Forum User

Location

River Drive Norco Ca 92860

• Nov 8, 2006

• #2

mine is lifted a inch year round zero problems

 

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hadfield4wd

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Roanoke, VA

• Nov 8, 2006

• #3

Here is mine.

For rain issues I got these at the local sign shop from somebody who never picked them up. I've been 75mph and they haven't come off.

Pretty ghetto I know, but cheap (free).

Matt

 

buzzbombxj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

lake chabot

• Nov 8, 2006

• #4

i have lebaron vents, and it has rained on my engine all week and it has started every day

 

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PETEY

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Snyder. Tx

• Nov 8, 2006

• #5

buzzbombxj said:

i have lebaron vents, and it has rained on my engine all week and it has started every day

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I also have those same vents. It's not the starting that's the problem it the driving when your TPS is shot is the problem. I have gone through two of them before I figured out that they DO NOT like to get wet.

 

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cherokee4.0

NAXJA Forum User

Location

California

• Nov 8, 2006

• #6

Throttle Position Sensor gets wet?

Where is that located? (near the throttle body I'm guessing?)

Where did u locate your hood vents?

Is it likely that the opening from the ghetto lift will get water over to the TPS?

THANKS!

 

BrettM

NAXJA Forum User

Location

michifornia

• Nov 8, 2006

• #7

no problems with mine lifted 3/4", one michigan winter and 2 nor-cal winters that way.

 

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cherokee4.0

NAXJA Forum User

Location

California

• Nov 8, 2006

• #8

Thanks all for your responses.

I just went to gojeep.com and found what I was looking for in a writeup about 260Z bonnet vents:

"Don't do as others have done and add them near the middle (of the hood) and have to replace the TPS all the time which will happen!"

 

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Tugboat369

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Wilmington DE

• Nov 9, 2006

• #9

My hood has vents and I live in DE. and have had no problem. assgas:

:idea: I do coat everything with WD40 and put Dilectric grease in every elec conector.

A little maintace goes a long way

 

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PETEY

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Snyder. Tx

• Nov 9, 2006

• #10

cherokee4.0 said:

Throttle Position Sensor gets wet?

Where is that located? (near the throttle body I'm guessing?)

Where did u locate your hood vents?

Is it likely that the opening from the ghetto lift will get water over to the TPS?

THANKS!

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I located them about then only place you can. These are pretty large vents. I thought this a better idea than raising the hood bit.

I did solve my problem by just simply covering the the TPS with rubber cut from a bycicle inner tube. I have since made drip trays

 

Last edited: Nov 9, 2006

kewlkatdady

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Mansfield TX

• Nov 9, 2006

• #11

cherokee4.0 said:

Now I live in SoCal and have not gone thru the winter season

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SoCal and winter don;t go together!