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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 08, 2009 (8:05 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 08, 2009 7:53 am)

It's a charger with a "brain" that maintains proper battery voltage as you need it.
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [Mr_Shiftright] by lemko
Nov 08, 2009 (11:46 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 08, 2009 6:36 am)

My 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS had a thick rubber cover on the distributor cap held in place by thick rubber tabs.
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [lemko] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 08, 2009 (12:38 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Nov 08, 2009 11:46 am)

yeah that was it exactly!! It was a little rubber overcoat that you buttoned up before you sent the car out on a rainy day. That was sooooo cute. I wish I had one for my car.
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [andre1969] by srs_49
Nov 08, 2009 (2:44 pm)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 08, 2009 6:03 am)

I thought I had mentioned this before, but maybe not.
 
My '73 Fiat 128 SL would need a new distributor cap and rotor every maybe 30,000 miles or so. I could tell when it was time to replace them because on some cold, damp morning the car would refuse to start. I would yank the cap, rotor, and plug wires and bake them in the oven for a half hour or so to dry them out. Then , the car would fire right up.
 
My theory is that the distributor cap or rotor would develop microscopic cracks that would allow moisture to collect, which would short out the spark.
 
Maybe it needed a distributor cap condom like those Mercedes Shifty mentioned.
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [srs_49] by andre1969
Nov 08, 2009 (2:55 pm)
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Replying to: srs_49 (Nov 08, 2009 2:44 pm)

I think you have mentioned that story before, as it does sound familiar! If they made a distributor "condom" for a Chrysler product, I wonder if they'd call it a "Magnum"
 
Personally, I'd be tempted to just ditch the whole Lean burn system...distributor, carb, and all, and just go for the simple aftermarket Mopar Performance distributor setup. I'm not knowledgeable enough to do it myself though, and my mechanic said that it's so rare to find a car as nice and original as my '79 NYer, that he doesn't want to butcher it up like that. Personally I don't care how original it is, I just want the danged thing to start semi-reliably!
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [lemko] by tjc78
Nov 08, 2009 (3:47 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Nov 08, 2009 11:46 am)

I was cruising Ebay and by coincidence saw a nice clean 89 GM with a good shot of the engine. Figured I would post it because of the distributor cap cover discussion.
 
See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [tjc78] by texases
Nov 08, 2009 (3:56 pm)
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Replying to: tjc78 (Nov 08, 2009 3:47 pm)

Isn't that a Ford?
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [texases] by tjc78
Nov 08, 2009 (4:00 pm)
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Replying to: texases (Nov 08, 2009 3:56 pm)

Look under the hood of a late 80s Grand Marq, CV, or Town Car its all the same. Never understood why they didn't have model specific logo on the manifold. Probably saved $.12 a car....
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [tjc78] by texases
Nov 08, 2009 (4:09 pm)
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Replying to: tjc78 (Nov 08, 2009 4:00 pm)

My mistake, I read "GM" and thought, well, GM, not Grand Marquis...
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Re: Can someone explain this little phenomenon to me? [texases] by tjc78
Nov 08, 2009 (4:15 pm)
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Replying to: texases (Nov 08, 2009 4:09 pm)

That clears it up. At first I thought you were joking

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