Yup, sounds like plug/coil wires to me too.  Try spraying generously with
WD-40 next time it happens - I bet it makes a miraculous recovery!  :-)

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:

> I have been driving around ('84 Waterboxer 1.9) in the soaking-wet
> conditions here in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and have noticed that
> on
> wet mornings the engine stutters at low rpm until it is completely warm.
> This never happened at home, where it's dry - even when the temperature got
> down around 10 degrees Fahrenheit.   So I don't think it's the cold, it's
> the wet weather.  Is this a typical symptom in wet weather, or is it time
> for a more general checkup?
>
> Matt
>

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