My ford XLT truck (1995) with rebuilt small v8 engine wont start while it's raining or even for quite a while after it has stopped raining. It will crank over just will not start up completely. Fuel pump/filter & plugs have been changed. Could it be cellanoid or ignition ....???
2006-12-25 19:59:15 · 2 answers · asked by tranquil_moonlight_88 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It has also stalled on me while driving (while the truck is moving, when stepping on the gas pedal) twice this year. I had to throw it in neutralreal quick and turn it on again... lost power steering, was scary, especially that happening before a turn in the road.
My Uncle claims he put a new distributor cap and wires on it, but not sure about all of that however.
2006-12-26 09:14:01 · update #1
Moisture in ignition system. Distribitor cap may be cracked, allowing moisture. A quick fix is to spray WD40 on plug wires and the inside of the distributor cap. This dissipates the moisture. I would replace the wires and cap though.
2006-12-25 20:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Next time this happens, pop off the distributor cap and see if there's moisture inside.
A coworker of mine had this problem, even if it was just a damp fog outside. He said the inside of distributor cap was damp, like it had been sweating.
I told him to get a can of WD-40, and spray the outside of the distributor cap. He claimed that worked!
WD-40 displaces moisture (WD=Water Displacement).
Also, it it is a double walled cap, you could drill a small hole through just the outer wall of the cap, and another 180 degrees away through the inner cap, which will help the cap to stop sweating.
2006-12-26 00:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by strech 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋