8 N Ford Moisture problem in ignition

Larry Watson · Feb 6, 2010

I have an 8n Ford With a front mt distributor.Any solution as to how to get it started when high moisture or when raining?
I replaced the distributor cap and coil gasket.Still drawing moisture...

Revredneck · Feb 6, 2010

Take the cap off and spray the inside of it with WD40. HTH
Good Luck and God Bless

LeoinMI · Feb 6, 2010

Take off Distributor Cap and use a Hair Dryer to
get rid of all the moisture. Then do as revredneck said and spray either WD-40 or an electrical silicone spray to coat the interior of your distributor. That should give you good protection and help against condensation.

old · Feb 6, 2010

Be very very careful with that WD40 if you use it. Be sure to let it air dry before putting thing back together or you may be buying new cap and maybe even a new radiator since WD40 will in fact burn and in a confined place like distributor it can/will explode. And yep that problem is the nature of that beast. One way to help and this may sound funny is buy your self a spare distributor and keep it in the house. When you have a problem then switch it out since it is a simple 2 bolt and 1 wire to do so and can be done in 15 minutes or less. Shoot I have a pair of them right here on my desk, but I do not own a running one any more LOL

Anonymous-0 · Feb 6, 2010

When I was stationed in England about a million years ago, one of the cars I owned was an Austin Mini. These cars consisted of a suitcase on 4 wheels with a 4 cyl engine mounted cross ways about 1.5" behind the front grille. Naturally, Leyland engineers decided the best place for the distributor was on the front side of the engine. The cars ran great... except when it rained... which was only about 340 days per year. Long story short, I got very good at pulling over to the (left) side of the road, about every 10 - 15 miles on a particularly rainy day, popping the distributor cap and spraying with WD-40, then putting 'er all back together and get going again before the moisture crept back in. Couldn't have survived without the WD. Needless to say, I didn't keep that car for long! ...D

Ray · Feb 6, 2010

Napa sells a spray like clear that keeps moisture off the cap,wires,coil etc.

BCnT · Feb 6, 2010

thats one of the few things WD 40 is good for...hose the cap down,inside and out...let it sit and drip awhile to get dry...youre good to go.

msb · Feb 6, 2010

Get it dried out and then give it a light coat of silicone spray. Silicone oil is simply microscopic glass beads that when fired will turn to glass. The oil is a very good insulator and when sprayed on linoleum floors will turn them into a skating rink for sock feet.lol. Just like the old Bryl Creme ad--"a little dab will do ya ."Also very good to spray on tires, seals them from atmospheric ozone which causes them to crack and dry rot. You have to do it every 6 months because that is how long it takes for the silicone to roll off the tires.Protects guns from rusting and it a very good lublicant for guns too.

WCS · Feb 6, 2010

We had this problem many, many (about 50) years ago. All we did was take the distributor off and wipe the contact points with any dry rag or paper cloth, put it back together and the tractor would start right off.

old · Feb 6, 2010

I had one of those Honda Civics the small pregnant roller skate type that if is so much as was close to a mud puddle it would not run. Distributor was right up front and sitting so the fan would spray it with water if you so much as touched a drop of water

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