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    Yeah baby! Yeah! silverWS6's Avatar
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    Runs horrible when it rains...

    So when I get caught in the rain she runs like shit, she chokes and pulls and then goes normal and then does it again.. It doesnt even have to be raining sometimes, just as long as the street is wet it'll start running like shit...
    After i let it sit or it stops raining she'll be fine again..

    Anybody had this problem before? Its not my filter getting wet cuz its dry when i checked, it wont throw any codes either.. Aything that could get wet under the engine and make it do that?

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    my car has done that and i have no idea.

    it also makes my muffler rattle like hell...havent figured that out either

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    Only thing that i can think of is my o2 sensors but that would throw a code, right? Also i was thinking maybe the jerkoff that did my tune did something wrong and it runs bad when it gets humid?

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    Good spark plug wires ?

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    Sure sounds like spark plug(s), wires or bad coil(s). Mist these with water, and see how she runs. Don't go get your garden hose and soak the engine, have it idling and get some kinda hand held water bottle and spray them down, look and listen for the arcing.

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    Do it at night for a good fireworks display !!! LOL !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bills98ta View Post
    Do it at night for a good fireworks display !!! LOL !!!
    I have MSD wires and NGK TR55 spark plugs with ACCEL boots with stock coils

    I will try misting it with a water bottle sprayer thing

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    put di-electric grease in your boots and check the boots themselves for cracks. Sounds like those guys are on the right track...sounds spark related. I've had it do it many times over the years with cracked boots, loose boots, cracked distributor caps, and stupid stuff like that.

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    I've had the exact same problem......maybe part of the problem in my other thread Orion??? http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121422

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhinohuey View Post
    I've had the exact same problem......maybe part of the problem in my other thread Orion??? http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121422
    not sure....your issue sounds different than this one going by your other post. Yours sounds like a fueling issue to me but you should really get it logged and see what your trims are saying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 0rion View Post
    put di-electric grease in your boots and check the boots themselves for cracks. Sounds like those guys are on the right track...sounds spark related. I've had it do it many times over the years with cracked boots, loose boots, cracked distributor caps, and stupid stuff like that.
    I will

    Again, Thanks guys!

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    My 95 Z28 did that, turned out to be cracked insulation on a plug wire, really f's things up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by silverWS.6 View Post
    So when I get caught in the rain she runs like shit, she chokes and pulls and then goes normal and then does it again.. It doesnt even have to be raining sometimes, just as long as the street is wet it'll start running like shit...
    After i let it sit or it stops raining she'll be fine again..

    Anybody had this problem before? Its not my filter getting wet cuz its dry when i checked, it wont throw any codes either.. Aything that could get wet under the engine and make it do that?
    Mine did that too, I wrapped the O2 connection with some tape. Problem solved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by allbaugh_04 View Post
    Mine did that too, I wrapped the O2 connection with some tape. Problem solved.
    Dammit ill wrap my o2 connection too, and i might have to take another trip to msd and get some new free replacement wires

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    If it is cracked o2 wires, you would be better off using liquid electrical tape. Regular tape is meant for keeping wire loom together and thats it IMO. The liquid will get everything and stay forever.

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    Where can I get "liquid electrical tape"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by silverWS.6 View Post
    Where can I get "liquid electrical tape"?
    Chinazone, NAPA, ChinaMart, Local hardware store. Its fairly common stuff that gets used hardly ever.

    I vote for local hardware stores.

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