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My gorgeous “new” ‘87 wouldn’t start this morning, it rained all day yesterday and was humid this morning from all the rain. Always started so easy when it wasn’t raining, what should I look for and how can I “rainproof” her?
The pic was taken three days ago befor it rained, ran and drove beautifully. By the way I live in Georgia, shipped the car from Southern California where I used to live lol
She cranked over nice and strong, opened hood and let breeze and sunlight dry the engine compartment out, 30 minutes after doing that, she fired right up
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Car details? Engine? EFI or carbs? Ignition? We can start guessing or give some solutions based on knowing what we are talking about. Great looking Jaguar, but a better pic would have been of sun-drenched engine bay.
One possible cause is a cracked or shorted distributor cap, which can cause such symptoms.
You can add the description of your vehicle to your signature so it's available with each post. Based on the number plate, this is either not a California car, or someone had personalised number plates on her before.
One possible cause is a cracked or shorted distributor cap, which can cause such symptoms.
You can add the description of your vehicle to your signature so it's available with each post. Based on the number plate, this is either not a California car, or someone had personalised number plates on her before.
She’s a California car, had her shipped here from Costa Mesa, still have the California title, will register her here next week.
Interesting that the number plate starts with a '6' and not a '2' from the 1980s if she's a California car.
Looks like a well cared for vehicle. Best of luck with her!
The plate is an updated one, some people don’t keep the old plates, I was that way when I was living out there, the newer plates looked nice...now many are putting the old color plates back on their cars, as the DMV is reintroduced the black and yellow plates, and I hear the blue plates are coming back
2. As good a bet as there ever can be that it is Bosch Jetronic managed. Ooops, if it is a lump, I loose.
3. Agree, it is a moisture shorted distributor cap. Little or no consequence in SOCAL's moderate clime. But, GA is far more humid.
4. Fixes.
A. Sun dry as done.
B. WD40, it's intended use, a desicant.
C. Carbon Tetrachloride, if you can find this banned dry clean intended chemical.
D. Examine the underside and topside for cracks or even crazing. Swipe some nail polish from milady and apply.
E. Time for a good replacement cap and rotor. Beware, lots of junk out there.
Just discovered she doesn’t like rain
