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'91 740, No start in wet weather 700 1991

posted by  bertman on  Sat Feb 26 03:56 CST 2005
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Not always, but in certain cool, very wet conditions, the car turns over fine, no start, but then a few hours later when things dry it starts right up. A while back I replaced that ignition module bolted to the drivers side of the engine compartment (I forget what it is called). I figure I am going to replace all of my spark plug/ignition wires as a first step towards trouble shooting.

Any other suggestions?
Thanks.
Bert








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'91 740, No start in wet weather 700 1991

posted by  geomar111 on  Sat Feb 26 05:22 CST 2005
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The day I bought my 85 245 it was drizzling/damp.
NO start.Plugs were wet . Dried them off and it
fired right up.Cap & rotor first.Original owner
said it NEVER started on wet days...but he didn't
do preventative maintenance.
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'91 740, No start in wet weather 700 1991

posted by  Garyh on  Sat Feb 26 04:44 CST 2005
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Your right to change the plug and distributor wires first. This is very likely the problem. Just make sure you get a good set or you'll be doing it again soon (take it from experience).

You may want to consider a new distributor cap and rotor if it has never been changed. I just saw one on ebay with plugs for a reasonable buy now price.

Gary







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