- 1. moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:45:01 -0600
- Here is a challenging problem to ponder since we had rain and snow today. My son claims that whenever it rains or is wet outside, his car dies occasionally and sometimes takes 5 minutes or so to star
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00369.html (9,053 bytes)
- 2. Re: moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: "David F. Darby" <darby@tri-lakes.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:22:38 -0500
- Hello David, Sounds like a classic cracked distributor cap. Regards, David F. Darby http://www.mgb.bc.ca/mgz /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catc
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00370.html (7,198 bytes)
- 3. Re: moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:01:27 +0100
- I'd look at the tach - I presume it is electric. If the tach dies at the same time as the engine, that is, before the engine comes to a complete halt, the problem is in the ignition LT. If the tach o
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00372.html (7,688 bytes)
- 4. Re: moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: JERTIGGER2@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 06:12:41 EDT
- << Here is a challenging problem to ponder since we had rain and snow today. My son claims that whenever it rains or is wet outside, his car dies occasionally and sometimes takes 5 minutes or so to s
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00374.html (7,585 bytes)
- 5. Re: moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: Gonaj@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:14:30 EDT
- The biggest clue is that it is moisture related. First place to look is ignition. George /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00377.html (7,096 bytes)
- 6. Re: moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:20:34 -0500
- Check the distributor cap. -- Bob Shaw Check out Shaw's Garage at http://www.mlcltd.com/shawsgarage/ My British Car is NOT leaky - it's merely marking its territory. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailin
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00378.html (7,734 bytes)
- 7. Re: moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:10:47 -0700
- Get a new distributor cap and rotor. I have twice had similar symptoms cured by this simple swap. It is as if carbon tracks or cracks on the inside of the distributor cap are "activated" by humidity.
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00393.html (9,994 bytes)
- 8. Re: Moisture Problem (score: 1)
- Author: KGROWLER@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:39:41 EDT
- Still easy to do with HIFs - if the car is "pa taket". OK, who knows what that expression is? /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00398.html (7,245 bytes)
- 9. Re: moisture problem (score: 1)
- Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:57:24 -0600
- I can't look at the tach - it doesn't work. As a 65B (actually a late 64), it had a mechanical tach. Now with the 18V engine installed, I bought a tach to use in it that had been converted to negativ
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00402.html (8,309 bytes)
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