Cabling to the roof via the snorkel
Submitted: Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 19:49
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Bonz (Vic)
Hi all.
I am convinced the best way to get the cables to the roof is up thru the
snorkel BUT how do I thread the cable thru the
snorkel? I really don't want to pull it apart. Are there any suggestions? By my reckoning there are three 90 degree turns plus the
snorkel itself. I can use a magnet to thread a string thru the
snorkel but how to get a steel washer on end of a piece of string to there ?
Thanx in advance. I have some dbl insulated 6mm to run thru there.
Bonz
Reply By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 19:58
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 19:58
God evening
Try to suck a piece of string through with the vacuum cleaner and go from there .
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:12
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:12
thats remarkably easy Muz, will try that
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Follow Up By: Begaboy - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:44
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:44
This trick also works with long lengths of pipe also - just need to sticky tape the string to a ping pong ball to increase vacuum through tube
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Follow Up By: Ifeellikeanewscreenname (VIC) - Monday, Sep 05, 2011 at 13:15
Monday, Sep 05, 2011 at 13:15
why worry with the vacuum cleaner? just poke it in the top of the
snorkel and turn on the engine. the air cleaner will stop it entering the turbo, just don't let go of the other end otherwise you'll have to start again.
Nick
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Reply By: Member - Tezza Qld - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 19:59
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 19:59
Hi Bonz
Mate of mine in a 79 series ute ran wiring for his roof spotlights through the
snorkel and the wiring made a bit of noise whilst under way. Probably needs to be secured somehow to stop it flapping around.
Cheers Teza
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:13
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:13
Do you mean the wiring inside the
snorkel Tezza?
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Follow Up By: Member - Tezza Qld - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:16
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:16
Yes Bonz
Use to make a flapping sound inside the
snorkel With it being on the drivers side
it annoyed the hell out of him. Being a ute we relocated the wiring through the cab and up behind the cab on the tray headboard
Cheers Teza
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 21:02
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 21:02
Hmm interesting, might have to tighten up the run in there
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Reply By: Rockape - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:05
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:05
Bonz,
drop a string down the
snorkel and then fish it out with a bent piece of wire. then attach the cable and feed/pull it up.
Either sika flex up the entry/exit holes or drill and tap holes and insert poly glands and locktite them in.
The other way is to run it in corrugated auto conduit cable tied to the outside of the
snorkel.
Hope you have success.
RA.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:12
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:12
Thanx RA I was planning on sikaflexing the holes. Might use the conduit int he short run from the snork to the rook Thanx
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Follow Up By: Member Andys Adventures - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:18
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:18
Tie a peace of paper to string and start engine let motor suck paper to filter them retrieve from their.
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Reply By: Dave B ( BHQ NSW) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:55
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:55
You had better hurry Bonz, you only have 2 weeks to do it.
cheers
Dave
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 21:03
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 21:03
Next weekends fun Dave, I cant wait to get there
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Reply By: Robin Miller - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:56
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 20:56
Come on Bonz - just drill a hole in the roof - no one ever notices it !
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 21:05
Sunday, Sep 04, 2011 at 21:05
Good onya Mr Adventurer, not Maries car I wont be
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Reply By: Member - Murray R (VIC) - Monday, Sep 05, 2011 at 22:58
Monday, Sep 05, 2011 at 22:58
Bonz
Just make sure that you fuse your wiring [shouldn't have to tell you that]. Just had a mate drop his cruiser off at work after Kimberly trip, burnt out winch and wiring to inside remote switch, burnt out driving light wiring, burnt out diff locker and compressor wiring, and a few other things.All caused by a faulty winch remote switch. Are you going to mount a flat 7 pin plug on top of
snorkel, if so make sure you bring the cable out below the
snorkel head as rain water will run down the cable. As to the cable rattling in the
snorkel stick big blobs of silastic on the cable about 300 mm apart before you pull it through. The string and ping pong ball is a great idea, some smart people around. See you in 2wks.
Murray
PS Use a plastic gland were you bring the cable out at the bottom
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