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Is it possible your distributor cap & rotor may be vintage, or even
the wires themselves? PO assured a "complete tuneup" on my car, but in
fact appeared limited to plugs only. Ignition distributor can be very
difficult to reach, so I think many mechanics don't even bother. I
suffered all sorts of moisture problems until I did proper tuneup
myself. No problems now, no matter the weather.

Another thing to check: relay mounted on engine firewall that shoots
full voltage to the coil when cranking (stupid place to mount a relay
IMHO). Moisture play havoc with HT, so you want as much juice then as
possible. Wouldn't hurt to check the coil itself too. They're so cheap
I usually replace whenever questionable.

Spark plugs are pretty well protected in individual wells, capped by
umbrella boots on the wires. Unless you've got different style wires,
I doubt that's location of your problem.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- 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






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