car misfires when it is wet out. Wtf?
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car misfires when it is wet out. Wtf?
well just like the title says whenever it is raining or wet out my car misfires when im driving. it happens when i am driving and hit around 4k rpms makes horrible sound almost like fuel cut and boggs out. any ideas on wtf is going on?
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Re: car misfires when it is wet out. Wtf? (fkncivic)
Look for water or condensation in the distributor cap and in the spark plug wells. You don't have a Super Waterslide Hood Scoop that opens over the ignition system do you?
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Re: car misfires when it is wet out. Wtf? (drdisco69)
no but my cf hood had pre drilled squirter holes that i just kinde left open and come to think of it the one hole sits right on top of the dizzy
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Re: car misfires when it is wet out. Wtf? (fkncivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fkncivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no but my cf hood had pre drilled squirter holes that i just kinde left open and come to think of it the one hole sits right on top of the dizzy
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I had the same problem with an aftermarket dizzy cap (I think Wells). Bought an OEM one, and haven't had a wet misfire since.
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I had the same problem with an aftermarket dizzy cap (I think Wells). Bought an OEM one, and haven't had a wet misfire since.
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