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Wet No Start - Again & Again Ready To Junk It ! 200 1989

posted by  cgilmore on  Fri Dec 5 07:47 CST 2014
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Hi Everyone:

Again I'm back with my 89 240 wet,foggy, misty, rainy no start condition.
In my previous posts I was advised to change spark plug wires, dist. cap, perhaps rotor and maybe coil (by a local friend).
I have done none of this - have had other problems to tend to (timing belt, brakes, master cylinder etc... - apologies. : )

So, I have another symptom that occurs now that is really unpleasant -
no fuel gauge, tach and no speedo(if I do get it running when wet).

Today I tried to start it after sustained period of wet - drizzle - mist - fog.
Sometimes I can get it to start by holding the gas pedal all the way down - but no way today.
Fuel gauge does not work and I get no tach bumps etc.

I'm getting to the point where I am afraid the problem is beyond worth fixing.

Wife also reports when driving car after wet event when car does start - no speedo.

Any advise other than scrap it?





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