Starting in the rain
10-12-2006, 02:37 AM
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Starting in the rain
I encountered this problem a few weeks ago on a rainy day leaving work... I started up the truck, it turned over a little hard but I didn't think anything of it, but as I was leaving work I had to floor it to get it to go even 20 mph. I kept having to do this til the engine warmed up, then it was fine. Then I didn't think anything of it again cause it hasn't rained since. But this morning it was raining again and it took me 3 or 4 tries to get the engine going... I didn't have the acceleration problems this time, but it was still a PITA.
What do you think this problem is?
What do you think this problem is?
10-12-2006, 03:49 AM
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It might be moisture/condensation in the distributer, or a bad connection from the coil to the distributer, aggrivated by dampness. I once had a simliar problem and found a badly corroded connection where the coil wire came into the distributer cap. New distributer cap, rotor, and wires cleared it right up.
10-12-2006, 05:40 AM
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Look at your ignition system...plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, etc. Sometimes you can get shocked by touching the plug wires while it's running--a sure sign they are going out.
10-12-2006, 05:51 AM
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i'll do that tonight when I get home...
I am pretty sure that the plugs were just replaced not too long ago, I'll ahve to check on that too... I only got the truck maybe 3 weeks ago so I'm trying to fix all these little things
I am pretty sure that the plugs were just replaced not too long ago, I'll ahve to check on that too... I only got the truck maybe 3 weeks ago so I'm trying to fix all these little things
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10-12-2006, 09:43 AM
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Something you can do to tell if its the wires w/o shocking yourself, get the truck in a really dark place, leave it running get under the hood and spray water all around with a spray bottle set to a fine mist. If you see some arcing as you are spraying the water you will know that the wires are in fact bad. By the way, if you do get wires, get factory ones. I havent seen a good set of aftermarket wires anywhere for a toyota.
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