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How best to dry out flooded jimny

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28 Dec 2013 23:35 #98006 by darthloachie
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how about putting a rag in the top of the jerry can and lighting it

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anyway who needs carpets if your offroading it regularly

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28 Dec 2013 23:37 #98008 by piprice
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Will soon dry out lol

Ill review the situation in the morning depending on the weather but I need to get it done before mold sets in etc

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28 Dec 2013 23:42 #98010 by Wiltec17
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piprice wrote: Will soon dry out lol

Ill review the situation in the morning depending on the weather but I need to get it done before mold sets in etc


And the smell!! :sick: :unsure:

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29 Dec 2013 01:09 #98017 by idiotmobil
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Its its going offroad take the carpits straight out clean and dry sit to one side in shed etc The floormats cover moat of the gloor any way I striped thr front out of mine ages ago then done the back few days ago and there was about a inch of damp mud under so there never hoing to dry in there I would think

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29 Dec 2013 12:28 #98062 by rhys15
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When my landrover used to get wet i used to put an industrial dehumidifier in the cab and leave it over night, but if the carpets are still in you will need to take them out because it will rot the floors and smell like a swamp after a few day.

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29 Dec 2013 20:30 #98156 by piprice
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all done! all in a days work!

stripped interior out, found some rust (seatbelt mounts)
stripped carpet
got the towel in there and soaked it all up
left jeep running all day with heaters on (5 litres and still running when i had finished!)
left carpet drip on the line (now in the shed)
left seats in the sun then hairdryed

Interior all back in with a little dehumidifier crystal box in there now :D

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