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[matbence]

A few times recently, in the rain (today especially ) my mini doesnt run very smoothly, and can take some persuation so start if i have stopped after driving in wet weather
i have heard that there can be a problem with moisture/water in the distributer, is this true/bull?
also, if it is, what can i do about it?
Its a 998 1988 mini mayfair if that helps

[Bungle]

yep thats true

later mini's had a big rain shield fitted as standard

you could buy one of these rain shields or the old cheap way is a marigold glove over the dizzy cap

a finger for each plug lead and a thum for the coil lead

first make sure every thing is clean and dry and oil free

[DANTOO]

Mine did the same, i just spray WD 40 inside it. Works fine now.

Some say you should use it as it make a silicon cover of it.. but hey.. its running fine so ill leave it at that.

But the sound of a machine gun is always fun

[Big_Adam]

i never had this problem. my mini EL gordo, rain, wet, snow. no problems. just spray eveything with WD40. i mean the dizzy cap. over the plugs. on the fue box. genraly evey were.

then you can do this alot.



see wet. no problems

[Asphalt]

I`m only using silikone plug leads.

Works fine, even in the heavyest rain-storm

A VERY cheap rain shield:
Buy a low-budget dustpan, cut off the handle and fix it in front of the distributor.
Works fine - and the best: you can choose between different colours!

Isn`t it great!?

cheers,
Jan

PS: low-budget tuning rocks

[matbence]

its a 1988 - is that late? or by late do you mean more like 90s?
anyway i like the sound of the marigold fix - thanks for the advice

[Zenob1]

And if the colour is a concern (like you don't want yellow or pink) then Woolwirths sell silver ones

Zen

[taffy1967]

Well I once tried the marigold method, but the heat of the engine just made it fall to pieces in no time and coating everything in WD40 isn't always a good move, yes it's a quick fix if your dizzy gets soaked, but your Mini will generally become dependant on the stuff as WD40 leaves a coating that attracts dirt and grime and you'll be spraying regularly to remove that and add more etc.

The best thing is to fit a nice clean good quality dizzy cap and HT leads (silicone are good they say) and perhaps smear some Petroleum Jelly (vaseline) on the inside edge of the dizzy cap and then use the ignition shield that your Mini should have had fitted when new.

Then you shouldn't have any problems?