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Old 11-14-2004, 06:16 PM
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Default Wont Stay started, shutters harshly and then dies.
I had the engine compartment cleaned out earlier today, and now the thing doesnt start well. I was told it might be water in the distributor cap...is this terminal? How do i rememdy this? I live in Camas Washington and it gets pretty cold here, and night is pretty much here....what should i do?
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Old 11-14-2004, 07:12 PM
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Try and start it in the morning, wait for it to dry out.
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Old 11-14-2004, 08:32 PM
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It can take a few days to dry out
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Take a hairdryer to the inside of the dist, inside the cap, and dry and separate all the wires. Turn it over and ..BAM!!
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Default Dry out the TPS (Throttle position Switch)
See my previous post for location.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/v8/msgs/27453.phtml">TPS Location</a></li></ul>
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