On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, chris lenth wrote:
> I'm getting ready to run up to Pittsburgh from Southwest-VA this weekend and
> I'm am trying to head off some anticipated problems being that rain is
> forecasted. My '73B is in great shape and I have put on 15000+ miles since
> may. However, the last couple of times that I have driven in HEAVY rains,
> water has gotten into the distributor and shut me down. Needless to say this
> has also happend when crossing creeks etc. Q: Is there a foolproof way to
> keep water out of the distributor? FWIW, the cap and rotor are ~new and
> Lucas. Thans in advance for any advice!
>
> chris "I kinda wish I was driving across west texas with a trunkful of tools
> and homebrew" lenth
Years ago, the Kingsbourne (sp?) Company sold distributor waterproofing
kits, which consisted of some sort of boot that went over the cap/wires.
Perhaps this or a similar kit is still available?
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