Spray that distributor cap (on the inside) with some CRC.
ken shapiro
baltimore
VERY HOT 1970 GT6+ KC81872L
-----Original Message-----
From: HMENTZEN@aol.com <HMENTZEN@aol.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, September 11, 1999 6:04 AM
Subject: Stalled after the mother of all puddles
>
>I'm looking for suggestions to get the 79 Spit running again. It died as I
>was going through a busy intersection and I was able to coast to a stop off
>the road. I waited for about 10 minutes before trying to start it. It
cranked
>but wouldn't catch. It puffed once but just wouldn't start. I left the car
in
> a driveway( the woman was very nice about it) I plan to try to start it
this
>morning but I'll bring a dry set of plugs to try. I think I must have
flooded
>it. I'm looking for other suggestions. Wiping out the dist. cap didn't make
>any difference. TIA
>Hans Mentzen & Sarah Berhardt (79 Spit)
>
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