My jeep runs well unless it gets wet. If enough water gets splashed up under the hood it quits and wont start for a couple hours. Also it won't start in humidity or heavy rain! otherwise everything works well. What could my problem be?
Sounds like a problem with..... well water getting somewhere it does not belong :)
What year / make / model / engine are you talking here? A little water in a distributor cap will do that.
You likely have a cracked distributor cap.
The wires could be leaking too. I check the wires by putting a spray mist of water on them in the dark. If leaky you will get a good light show.
When the distributor gets splashed with water, it gets massive amounts of condensation inside it or splash up through the advance linkage hole. You can open it up and spray it down with WD40, shake it out and away you go again. I never go on the trail without WD40. One spray is good for the day. It does a great Water Displacing job, even if it took 'em 40 tries to get it right!
I had a rubber boot off a Ford 6 on mine for a while. That stopped the splash from hitting so no condensation happened.
Not starting in the damp means the distributor cap is really bad or cracked usually.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >
If it's a Jeepster, 67 to about 74 with a 225 or a weak little 4 banger Probably plug wires, start the engine at night and mist the wires, cap, coil, etc, with a windex bottle of water, and watch for arcs.
L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III did pass the time by typing:
OH SURE.. YOU JUST HAD TO MENTION THAT!!! Just as that memory had finally faded into obscurity.
What's next.. a discussion of cattle fencers and pissin on a fenceposts? :)
If it's anything with a Chebby 350 stuffed in it's face, it's prolly a wet distributor cap.
Kate
YIKES! That the voice of experience talkin Bill?
Those guys were barbarians. You can just as easily stick a paper clip or a safety pin between the plug wire end and the socket in the distributor cap.
Earle
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I much prefer to use a mist of water to test for leaky wires Bill. Although a video of you doing it your way would be fun to see....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >You don't have to pull any wire. The end of the paper clip slides between the boot and the wire, and goes right down into the socket in the distributor cap. If you rip the boot doing this maneuver, then the rubber was dried out and needed replacement anyway.
Earle
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