I'd agree with everything Sam says especially for your trouble shooting but
I recommend to anyone new tune ups stuff on a regular basis. All my cars get
new caps/rotor/plugs regularly (about annually) and new wires every two
years. The new wires make a hell of a difference regardless of how they
"test" out and the difference of new plugs and regapped plugs on my Saab
turbos is very noticably with NKG resister plugs, so I do the same for
mileage sake with my westy.

Shawn

On 6/8/06, Sam Walters <sam.cooks@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Gary Hradek wrote:
>
>       If you have the cash buy oem plug wires and
> change the plugs too.   Coil would be the next thing
> after that.   If you are a bit short on cash, try
> looking at your engine on a cold dark wet night and
> see if you see any sparks aflyin.  gary
>
> Why would you spend the money first without trying cheaper alternatives
> that have been suggested or looking at it at night first.  Also why just
> replace things that you haven't inspected?  If the plugs are fine, why
> replace them?  Same for the coil and wires.  Bentley has tests for
> determining if these items are defective.
>
> Since the van runs fine except in the first few minutes when it has been
> damp, it is unlikely that it is the wires, plugs, or coil.  Less than
> half of a $.99 pack of dielectric grease solved my similar problem
> several years ago and new plug wires, plugs and coil won't solve the
> problem if it is the idle control unit behind the right rear taillight.
>
> Sam
>
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