wet weather ford

FORD FAIRMONT
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DALE88
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i have 1980 ford fairmont 3.3l engine doesn`t want run in wet or damp weather when it`s cold runs fine after warmup i`ve changed everything wires,dist.cap,plugs,module,i`m wondering if could be the dist. pickup asembly that`s about the only thing that isn`t new HELP
bruce
Jan 15, 2006 at 6:27 AM
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WANZER2
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try putting some vasline around the bottom of the distrubtor cap, worked for me and spray the spark plug wires with wire dry.
Jan 15, 2006 at 6:32 AM
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DUDE
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Inside dist caap cracked ,you will se a white line if cracked.
also run car in the dark to see if there are any signs of arcing around the wires and plugs
Jan 16, 2006 at 2:20 PM
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