Re: trouble starting in wet weather

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

While it could certainly be the distributer cap I would be more 
inclined to consider the ignition wires. If water gets into the spark 
plug wells because the wires are old, improperly installed or wrong it 
would cause these symptoms. If these parts are old or you don't know 
just replace all of them and while you are at it either replace the 
spark plugs or at least remove, clean, regap, and reinstall them. You 
don't need to seal the distributer or spray it with anything, it will 
just make it more messy to replace in the future.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Adam" <acprice1@xxxx> wrote:
> My car has a lot of trouble starting after it has been parked in the 
> rain. It eventually starts and idles rough then chugs until I guess 
> the moisture is dissipated. I am assuming that moisture is getting 
> into the distributer. When I do my tune-up, i plan to seal the 
> distributer with high temp silicon sealant and prepare the inside 
> with wire-dry and/or wd40. 
> 
> Could any of the things I plan to do to the distributer cause other 
> problems??
> 
> thanks,
> Adam