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Old September 7th, 2011, 6:19 PM
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I have a 4.3 litre that won't start when it's wet or even damp out. When it first started it had to be quite wet - lately it doesn't take much, took it to a garage and they replaced the cooling temp sensor. That didn't do it, when it was running I tried spraying the distributor with water but that didn't make any difference so i don't think the cap is cracked. Any ideas would be appreciated. It does roll over and act like it's trying to start but just chugs and spits and sputters.

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Humid air can get in where a hose cant. I would start with a cap and wires.
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Yake the cap off, hit it with WD-40, if it starts you need to replace the cap.
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Ok next time it's acting up I'll try that, thanks
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Well I don't think it's a distributor issue, nothing I did to that seems to make a difference, I'm wondering if maybe the coil could be shorting out?
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