On the contrary my good fellow; I have seen water short out the coaxial
signal wire creating a no start situation. On the same lines I thought
moisture could do the same. I did say it was a long shot.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:38:40 -0500 "Dennis Haynes"
<dhaynes@optonline.net> writes:
>The O2 sensor has absolutely nothing to do with starting. In addition
>to the
>wire, cap and rotor, make sure the top of the ignition coil is clean
>and not
>cracked. Road dirt likes to accumulate there and short the spark to
>one of
>the terminals when the dirt is damp.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of kenneth d lewis
>Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 9:16 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Hi humidity--won't start
>
>
>John;
>        The next time it won't start I would unplug the O2 sensor. A
>long
>shot but it is easy.
>        Typically these problems are associated with ignition/spark
>malfunction. Look at the spark plug wires in the dark to see if they
>are
>arching over. Don't forget the distributor cap as a suspect.
>
>Drive Safely & Good Luck
>Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:08:23 -0800 John Schaper <JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG>
>writes:
>>Minor irritant.  Live in the central valley of Calif where this time
>>of year
>>it is foggy or raining.  During these conditions, the van won't
>>start--....
>
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