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