Posted by Goose on December 31, 2012 at 12:39:10 from (70.198.1.148):
In Reply to: OT '94 GMC posted by CH(Upstate,NY) on December 31, 2012 at 11:47:15:
Coupla years ago, I busted some snow banks with my '89 Chevy pickup. It got moisture inside the distributor, and apparently the moisture would interact with the accumulation of dirt inside the cap.
After sitting overnight in freezing weather, it would start right up, but as soon as it warmed enough for the frozen moisture to thaw, it would sputter and quit.
I finally got a new distributor cap and rotor, took the old cap off, sprayed the inside of the distributor liberally with WD-40, (the WD stands for 'water dispersant') and blew the inside of the distributor dry with compressed air.
Then installed the new cap and rotor. Solved the problem.
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