My truck starts to miss when you hit a water puddle?

1995 TOYOTA TACOMA
250,000 MILES
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It runs like crap when you hit a water puddle but after a couple of days it runs fine. my brother says he put a new distributor cap but i dont no whats wrong with it. also the battery doesnt seem to charge, i took the battery in and they said it was fine.
Feb 5, 2012 at 12:30 AM
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This will be an electrical problem with something getting wet after hitting a puddle, so i would be checking all ignition connections for damaged boots check leads are sealed and check under cap for moisture, start here.
Feb 5, 2012 at 12:34 AM
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okay im thinking its the boots and leads because i just took off the cap
Feb 5, 2012 at 12:47 AM
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I ckecked out the boots and leads they seem fine. im thinking something is exposed and water gets in and causes it to miss and start to die out but i dont know where to look.
Feb 5, 2012 at 2:29 AM
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can be a hard one to locate, any signs of mud stains around electricals that nay be a help in seeing what is getting wet?
Feb 5, 2012 at 3:59 AM
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Yeah today i worked on it all day and i could not find anyhting wrong, the distributor cap and wires, plugs are fine. I was wondering what else could cause it to ground out and miss fire when i hit a mudd puddle.
Feb 5, 2012 at 11:39 PM