First thanks to all who have posted regarding this problem. I have started this new thread to address the actual problem.
Again, when I drove through heavy rain last night and hit puddles the engine missed and stumbled to the point it was nearly undriveable. The opti was the first suspect, however the opti appears to be working fine. I am now convinced that this would have happened in any rainy conditions.
I drove the vehicle up on ramps to clearly see the entire ignition system.
I sprayed water on the coil wire where it plugs into the opti and saw sparks at the neck of the boot jumping to the water pump. The clicking of the sparks could also be heard. I removed the wire and the connector came uncrimped, I repaired the connection and plugged it back up, repeated the water test and this problem was gone.
Next I sprayed water on the driver side of the opti where the 4 wires connect and saw at least four sparks jumping to various places, at this point the engine started to stumble and miss just like last night. Most of the sparks originated from the necks of the boots to somthing metal close by. One wire had a spark coming right out of the side of the wire insulation and was going to the AIR pump.
The problem is clearly the OVC Elite spark plug wires. When they were getting wet they were arching to ground. Again I do not suspect anything to be wrong with the opti. I stuck some rubber garden hose up on the top boot to insulate it from the AIR pump and moved the other wires and repeated the water test. Right now it appears much better and was not bogging down, however the real test will be in the rain.
What is the solution to the plug wire problem, are these crappy wires that I have bought? Are there better OVC wires that dont have this problem. Is there special tricks to routing the wires?
I cant reach elite spark plugs, they wont answer the phone.
Thanks all
Again, when I drove through heavy rain last night and hit puddles the engine missed and stumbled to the point it was nearly undriveable. The opti was the first suspect, however the opti appears to be working fine. I am now convinced that this would have happened in any rainy conditions.
I drove the vehicle up on ramps to clearly see the entire ignition system.
I sprayed water on the coil wire where it plugs into the opti and saw sparks at the neck of the boot jumping to the water pump. The clicking of the sparks could also be heard. I removed the wire and the connector came uncrimped, I repaired the connection and plugged it back up, repeated the water test and this problem was gone.
Next I sprayed water on the driver side of the opti where the 4 wires connect and saw at least four sparks jumping to various places, at this point the engine started to stumble and miss just like last night. Most of the sparks originated from the necks of the boots to somthing metal close by. One wire had a spark coming right out of the side of the wire insulation and was going to the AIR pump.
The problem is clearly the OVC Elite spark plug wires. When they were getting wet they were arching to ground. Again I do not suspect anything to be wrong with the opti. I stuck some rubber garden hose up on the top boot to insulate it from the AIR pump and moved the other wires and repeated the water test. Right now it appears much better and was not bogging down, however the real test will be in the rain.
What is the solution to the plug wire problem, are these crappy wires that I have bought? Are there better OVC wires that dont have this problem. Is there special tricks to routing the wires?
I cant reach elite spark plugs, they wont answer the phone.
Thanks all
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