I want to dry out my landrover :(

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TheVengefulElephant

TheVengefulElephant

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I know it's never going to be a p38, but there are levels of wetness I will and will not tolerate =D

What's the best way to dry out my landrover?

It's been off the road for the last couple of months (Yes I have been running it and moving it to keep it working) but I've had 4 tyres sitting in the back, and like the dolt I am, the bottoms of the tyres were full of water. This, coupled with the standard landrover sunroof waterproofing standard ISO-5H1T has led to a very wet 110 as it keeps evaporating & condensing etc. Here's a couple of snaps I took to show its a bit wet. The seats are damp and any paperwork etc I left in there is sodden.

I realise first step is get rid of the tyres.

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and here's one I took that I just thought looked cool

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well Nelly
yu can remove the tyres and drill holes through the sidewalls to remove the water.
yu can pinch half a dozen of yo mums best towels and dry out the inside as much as possible.
yu can beg/borrow/pikey a dehumidifier and have it running in the motor for a week or so
you can garage it

good luck
 
seal the sunroof up with duct tape - make sure there's no obvious gaps in the roof and door seals and lift up any floor coverings

when the sun is out park it in it with the windows open - or put a cheap convertor heater in it on low for a few days

there's got to be a lot of water already in it or is leaking in for it to be getting like that
 
how close can you get your landy to your house ? close enough to plug in a dehumidifier and have that running inside it ? had it a couple of times before with a cavalier which I hardly used, and cured it like that. Just remember to empty the hopper or fit it with a hose to drain off continuously. hopper is more satisfying as you can see how much water it has extracted.

obviously the warmer you can get the inside of the vehicle, the quicker the excess moisture can be extracted, maybe use in conjunction with a fan heater.
 
wakey wakey sean haha!

yeah there was a good few litres in the bottom of those tyres, And I'm going to attack the sunroof soon.
 
Jeez .. that's wet that is, you ought to dry it out!!

:hysterically_laughi

Seriously, one of our old caravans usd to look like that for a few weeks after we'd stripped it out to a shell for refurbishment. Only way we 'cured' it was to leave a floor and roof vent open for ventilation and keep an oil-filled radiator in it to add a little warmth .. It needs keeping above the dewpoint, maybe 10 degrees or warmer. The ventilation was critical, when we closed the vents it didn't matter how warm the 'van got, the moisture needs somewhere else to go, I guess. Radiator was a cheap thing, about a tenner, from Argos ... ;)

Or build a big enough garage and heat it .. with a carpeted floor ... ;)
 
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