<VV> Water in Distributor?... or FRIED Ignitor?!?

[J R Read_HML]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blaine Sanders" <blaines@infowest.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 9:52 PM
Subject: <VV> Water in Distributor?... or FRIED Ignitor?!?


> Friends,
>
> I'm running an Ignitor electronic ignition module in my '63 Spyder.  Last
> Friday I steam-cleaned my engine compartment, being careful not to hit the
> distributor directly with the spray.  It started right up & drove home
> perfectly without a single sputter.  The next morning I hopped in to take
it
> around the block.  It idled OK (just a little rougher than normal), but
when
> I mashed the gas, it coughed, bucked & sputtered something fierce.  It's
not
> the first time I've had water under the distributor cap, but I've always
> been able to solve the problem by popping the cap and either letting it
air
> dry, or using a rag or paper towel.
>
> This morning I popped the cap and let it sit all day long in my 120 degree
> garage.  Just now I went out and replaced the cap and took it for a test
> drive.  It's still sputtering & coughing like mad.  I can't believe that
> there could still be a single molecule of water left in there after
sitting
> in the hot garage all day long.
>
> Is it possible that I've fried the Ignitor module???  I sure hope that's
not
> the case.
>
> Another question:
> While I was fiddling with the distributor, I also noticed that the
> distributor shaft moves up & down and 1/8th of an inch.  Is that normal?
It
> doesn't seem to me that it should move more than a 1/16th or a 1/32nd.
I've
> always had a random miss that I can't seem to get rid of... could this be
> the cause?
>
> Thanks for all your help!
>
> Blaine
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