RE: [DML] Wont start when damp

["Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxx>]

Martin,
Your plug wires or coil wire could be bad. When you install the wires, put
a dap of silicon grease on the rubber boots where they contact the ceramic
on the spark plugs. Also, use a little silicon grease where the plug boot
seals around the spark plug well. Sometime this silicon grease is called
"tune up" or "ignition" grease.


Scott Mueller
002981
DOA 5031

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Gutkowski [mailto:webmaster@xxxx]
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 6:27 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Wont start when damp


Hi All

Annoying problem with my car: When the weather's damp, it just refuses
to start - pops a couple of times on maybe two cylinders but otherwise
just cranks. The most recent occasion it'd been under a cover and the
engine was dry - it was just a typical gloomy damp cold english morning.
We put a hairdryer on the distributor for 30 seconds and it fired up
first time!!!!

What on the dizzy should I check? It can't be much different from any
other DeLorean. The cap and rotor looked like this when she was worked
on last october

http://www.delorean.co.uk/pictures/DCP02232.jpg

Martin
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