Question for you motor heads..

[Jordan]

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[wtretrievers]

Originally Posted by Jordan

c'mon man.... jesus !!! i've had a few good trips... im no "W"

Good thing we like ya, If we didn't it would be hell!

[callmaker]

Well you want to take the bet or not

[Jordan]

lol.... i hear ya.. thanks ya'll for the help. When i get a brake, i'll go out and let the truck run for a while.

[Jordan]

your probably right call maker... i've already invited u to hunt with me... all on me... just drive to deridder and i'll have u a limit and i'll even let you take my ducks home as a gift.. ??

[callmaker]

Hey jordan if you still have proplems after you change the cap and rotor call me you have the number but that should do it for you

[Ray]

Jordan. I gots you a new boat. You don''t have to worry about any water getting on the spark plugs.

[Jordan]

do i have to get the whole distributor ? like the shaft all the way up to where the rotor is at ? Im new to this type of electrical crap...

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by Ray

Jordan. I gots you a new boat. You don''t have to worry about any water getting on the spark plugs.

roll out.... i need trim tabs tho !!

[callmaker]

Jordan just the cap and rotor not the dist its self should not be more the lets say 60.00 are less get a good cap and rotor also look under old cap for a crack or moisture

[Jordan]

so just the cap and the rotor ... ok got it and new plugs and wires?? so $100+/- ??

[Jordan]

ugh, this freakin sucks

[callmaker]

Jordon try the cap and rotor then get the plugs and wires later so you don`t spend a lot at one time the cap and rotor will fix it then do the plugs and wires

[Jordan]

i got $$$... not much, but enough... my truck makes my money for me... it gets me back and forth from work... 41 miles a day...

[callmaker]

I hear ya just know how hard it is to come by now days

[Ray]

Drive into a garage or shop, pop the hood and turn out the lights.
If the wires are bad, or you don't have a spark plug boot on good, you will see some arcing. That is where the problem is.
If not, the wires are prolly in good shape. You will need to get a new cap and rotor.
I would check it out before buying something you don't need.

[Jordan]

but it prolly wont make it home.

[Gerald]

I think we all agree........cap on the rotor is probably the problem.

Suggestion.....before pulling wires on the distributor cap.....get some masking tape and lable each wire. Then draw a picture showing where each wire connects. Take a few pictues also.

Also.........go look at the distributor before you do anything. Look to see if the cap is on straight or could be loose. It could be a quick fix????

I have not had to replace a distributor cap in a long long time. How do you get the cap off.......is it a "push down and turn 90 deg." type connection.

[Gerald]

Jordan.........Has this problem just started? You said it happens when it rains.

Have you driven through some mud holes? It could be that you have mud/ dirt around your spark plugs and that could be shorting out some of your spark plugs.

Just a thought.......

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When having this problem..........an old "quick fix". Spray the inside of the distributor with WD-40......this should get you going again....to get home.

Do you know what the "WD" stands for in the WD-40 product? This product was developed for the miltary........they wanted a product that would lubricate and displace water. Thus the "Water Displacement"

Now more trivia.......what is the "40" mean? Does anyone know????

[craziekajn]

It was the 40th time they tried to get the formula right