We're dealing with the same sub-tropical storm front here in Vancouver and
while the house took on a little water, the van is working fine.

Are the splash shields on the engine present and accounted for?

On 11/6/06, Curt Newsome <tele2222@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> It's raining like hell here in Seattle and I
> unfortunately had to drive the Problematic ('85 Westy)
> to work this morning.  While it rains frequently here
> it doesn't generally rain this hard and the standing
> water on the freeway was impressive.
>
> About halfway to work on I-5 I started to notice a
> lack of power, could only make about 55 floored and 45
> uphill.  When I exited the idle still seemed ok -
> maybe a little rough - but I had no acceleration.
>
> The van ran great yesterday and I'm assuming (hoping)
> that it's the excessive water.  I have new ignition
> wires, cap and rotor - beyong those items what is the
> most likely culprit?  Any way to make it less
> susceptible to this problem?
>
> Thanks as always,
> Curt Newsome
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