Highend, that's a good list, but I think it missed one important part-preventing (additional) corrosion of electrical connections. Assuming that the battery pack was (and probably still is) full of water that wasn't salty enough to cause complete discharge, my buddy the retired submarine electrician and navy salvor says to absolutely not dry anything out before the following: flush with vast quantities of fresh water, and then while still dripping wet, switch to flushing with as much isopropyl alcohol as you can get your hands on. Only after thoroughly washing with alcohol will the electrical parts dry without corroding. And yes, WD40 also works okay for this, it being the stuff's only original purpose!
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Originally Posted by highend
exactly - so they washed it from salt & sand probably... inside looks like water penetrated all. I wonder how it smells inside.... What I would do when I buy vehicle like this:
- remove 12V battery first
- remove all interior including dashboard - to pure steel
- remove removable body panels to clean everything possible
- clean all wires & contacts
- wash all I can do with water
- wash electronics with distilled water
- allow to dry (put on the sun for a few days - but protect battery for being so hot)
- re-connect all wires, put 12V
- take good fire extinguisher for safety and few persons for help
- START IT!  |