Re: hard starting when wet continued....

["therealdmcvegas <DMCVegas@xxxx>" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

I hate to say this, but there really no temporary fix here, only a permanent one. 
If you don't have the PRV specific spakplug wires, then you will need them (I 
don't know the #, but BOSCH ones will work just fine). And if you do have 
them, you just need to reseat them. Reseating/replacing your spark plug wires 
is far easier than rigging up any temporary that wasn't meant the be there in 
the first place.

Aside from water comming in from the top, you can also have water come up 
from the bottom. Before proper storm drains were installed in the area where I 
live, it wasn't uncommon to drive thru 6-8" of flood water in the middle of the 
street. When you hit deep enough water, it can splash up onto the motor/
exhaust system and steam up the entire engine compartment, as well as the 
rear windows. And of course it can condense back down and give you the 
same problem. It's one thing to have hard starting, but another to completly 
stall the car in the street.

Plus an incomplete spark can lead to damage to both the engine, and 
catalytic convertor, as well as posing a fire hazard to the entire vehicle.

Save youself time, worry, and headaches. Just get the plugs replaced.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Adam <acprice1@xxxx>" <acprice1@xxxx> 
wrote:
> So after parking my car in the rain for a while it is hard to start, 
> and sometimes imposible until the water evaporates. Water is coming 
> in through the engine cover screens and filling up the valleys where 
> the spark plugs are.
> 
> My temporary fix for this while be to stick down some plastic over 
> the screens with silicone gel. I think this will keep water from 
> getting on the engine. 
> 
> Adam