Wet weather blues

breville Slammed & Awesome Dubber

80 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 5 Jan 2004, 6:56 am

#126255

hi there
Have a problem with my '71 S bug
When it rains it is really difficult to start
I cant figure out where the water is getting in.
The dist. cap is dry.
I have a DCNF carby
good job the battery is in good nik cus it takes ages to kick over then for and few seconds sounds like its running on a few cylinders.

any clues

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 5 Jan 2004, 8:42 am

#126280

More often than not it's the dissy however maybe there's condensation getting into your leads.

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 5 Jan 2004, 9:03 am

#126288

Pop the distributor cap tonight and spray inside it (and outside) with WD40 or similar water repellent.

If it starts next wet morning, you're up for a new cap, if not, move onto the leads.

hth

Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
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