Have you ever replaced the sparkplug wires?

Alfred
85 Westy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike D." <md03@XOCHI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:42 PM
Subject: 85 misses when wet

> My 85 westy (automatic trans) always runs a little rough when cold,
> especially at idle.
>
> Today I spray cleaned the engine compartment.   I didn't use a ton of
> water, and I was careful not to blast the sprayer at any electronics,
> but nevertheless, after the wash, it sounded like it was running on 2
> cylinders.  I wiggled the spark plug wires but didn't hear anything
> obvious.  After about 15 minutes of driving (and stalling), it
> recovered and ran fine all the way home.
>
> Now I'm wondering if the rough running when cold / idle could be an
> off & on electrical problem that was made worse by the water?  Any
> suggestions about how to diagnose this?
>
> I live in SoCal so I've never driven the van in the rain, but I'm
> worried that a big puddle could cause this again.