Help!!!!!

MidNiteBlu 5.0 · 11-27-2001, 06:07 PM

Well i was steam cleaning my engine at the beginning of school today and when i went to go home after school my car won't start. I did not have enough time to let the engine run because thier was only like 5 minutes left in the period. The car will turn over like normal it just won't catch and start. it started in the morning so i could park it but now it won't. My teacher says that some water probably got in the distributor and didn't have time to dry. he said it should be fine tommorow. Hopefully no one will screw with my car. Well do you think this is just a minor problem or could it be something worse. I am hoping for the first one

Thanks,
Nick

NO SLO PK · 11-27-2001, 06:19 PM

Remove the distributor cap, blow out the distributor and cap with compressed air. Then put it together and see if it runs.

If you don't have compressed air, you can remove the cap and let everything dry out on it's own. Spraying some WD40 on inside of the cap may help.

MidNiteBlu 5.0 · 11-27-2001, 06:23 PM

Yep Im gonna blow the cap and rotr out tommorow. Hopefully this will work. Thanks

11-27-2001, 06:07 PM	#1
MidNiteBlu 5.0 I got something to say Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,557	Help!!!!! Well i was steam cleaning my engine at the beginning of school today and when i went to go home after school my car won't start. I did not have enough time to let the engine run because thier was only like 5 minutes left in the period. The car will turn over like normal it just won't catch and start. it started in the morning so i could park it but now it won't. My teacher says that some water probably got in the distributor and didn't have time to dry. he said it should be fine tommorow. Hopefully no one will screw with my car. Well do you think this is just a minor problem or could it be something worse. I am hoping for the first one Thanks, Nick __________________ 91 LX Hatch 5.0 - made for the twisties 89 LX Hatchback 5.0 5spd. stolen/stripped 4/7/05 http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/...splay.cgi?3494 1987 Toyota Pickup Ricer Haters Club Member #33 Want a custom gauge cluster for your Vintage Mustang? www.jmeenterprises.com

11-27-2001, 06:19 PM	#2
NO SLO PK Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Arcadia, CA, USA Posts: 731	Remove the distributor cap, blow out the distributor and cap with compressed air. Then put it together and see if it runs. If you don't have compressed air, you can remove the cap and let everything dry out on it's own. Spraying some WD40 on inside of the cap may help. __________________ Russ L '91 LX - 331 w/ Procharger '03 Cobra Convertible - Pullied '94 Lightning '65 Mustang Coupe

11-27-2001, 06:23 PM	#3
MidNiteBlu 5.0 I got something to say Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,557	Yep Im gonna blow the cap and rotr out tommorow. Hopefully this will work. Thanks __________________ 91 LX Hatch 5.0 - made for the twisties 89 LX Hatchback 5.0 5spd. stolen/stripped 4/7/05 http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/...splay.cgi?3494 1987 Toyota Pickup Ricer Haters Club Member #33 Want a custom gauge cluster for your Vintage Mustang? www.jmeenterprises.com