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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1999 06:12:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Rik Santos <afn18258@AFN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rik Santos <afn18258@AFN.ORG>
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Subject:      Re: rain-starting problem
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> On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Art McGinn wrote:
> > soaking rains have hit the bay area and, like last year, suddenly have
> > starting problems with otherwise wonderfully-running '82 vanagon. new
> > battery cranks like crazy but it takes awhile, sometimes many efforts and
> > many minutes, before engine fires.


Art - same thing happened to me and my (past) '85 during the florida
rainy season.  next time it happens, go around back, pop off the
distributor cap, give it a good wipe down with a clean, dry towel
and....shazam!  m'be it'll work for you too.


Rik
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