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Old 11-12-2012, 07:56 PM
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I have a 1994 Z/28 and everything seems right with my car. She runs BEAUTIFUL most of the time. Then it starts to rain. EVERY time I drive my car in the rain it misfires bad and I end up stumbling and sputtering home. Checked the wires for any arcing, the plugs are only 2 years old, and there is plenty of dielectric grease on the connections. Am I looking at replacing the Opti to solve this issue? Or is there something else I should be checking?
 
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Old 11-12-2012, 09:45 PM
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Your plugs are only two years old, but how many miles are on them?
 
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Old 11-12-2012, 10:10 PM
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You could still have "leaky" plug wires without seeing sparks. Rain (moisture in the air) will act as a conductor to help spark find ground where it otherwise might not.
How old are the plug wires? They may be ready for retirement.
 
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Old 11-13-2012, 06:53 AM
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could be failing plug/s, plug wire/s, coil wire, opti wire harness, opti.
 
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Old 11-16-2012, 09:28 PM
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The plugs have about 18000 miles on them as well as the wires. Change them both at the same time.
 
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Old 11-16-2012, 09:38 PM
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check plug wires to see if any are burnt or up against the exhaust. try some electrical grease on the plug wire ends, for sure the opti ends.
 

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