Re: GTV6 problems

[James Montebello <jamesm@domain.elided>]

If the problem goes away with the rain, it's almost certainly ignition.
Check the rubber boot on top of the coil, the distributor cap, and all
of the connections (plug wires, wires to coil, etc).  There shouldn't
be any water inside the distributor or the cap, or under the coil boot.

james montebello

On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Zak McGregor wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Last night and today was very wet and rainy, and I think that has
> something to do with the problems I am experiencing with my GTV6. This
> morning, under medium acceleration, the engine just cut out on me. I had
> to wait for a few minutes before it would start again. Thankfully I was
> on my way after that without incident. The journey back home a few hours
> later was completely incident-free. Shortly after I parked her at home,
> there was a massive downpour. About 2 hours later I go and try and start
> it, no go. Cranks fine, the engine even catches for a few seconds, but
> no response from pressing the accelerator either. Also, no help manually
> fiddling with the throttle under the bonnet either - just no go. Still
> hasn't started again.... anyone have any ideas here? I'm thinking fuel
> line or possibly distributor, but my mechanical abilities are pretty
> rudimentary.
>
> Thanks
>
> Cheers
>
> Zak
>
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