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fromhull
Oct 1, 2008, 08:36 AM
Hi. My 97 civic lx stopped starting when it was wet out. I discovered that blow drying the distributor for 3 minutes gets her running every time. The cap has no cracks and the spark wires look fine. Is there a seal between the cap and distributor that can be replaced? Does anyone know the procedure for that? Do I have to worry about timing afterwards if I take off the cap?
Thanks in advance

TxGreaseMonkey
Oct 1, 2008, 08:52 AM
Replace, if necessary, the o-ring. No need to worry about affecting the timing, if you remove the distributor cap.

The link below should help:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-trucks/faq-how-troubleshoot-repair-maintain-hondas-46563-5.html#post520809

fromhull
Oct 1, 2008, 09:13 AM
Thanks for the speedy response. That's great