Starting problems Help plz

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  1. Comet-73

    Comet-73 Member

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    I washed my engine with a pressure washer and now it wont start i thought i might have got the plugs wet but i let it sit for two days and it still wont fire. I have a stock V-8 302 2V in a 73 comet ... is there anything that could possibly come off with a pressure washer and afftect the cars starting or something like that?


    PS .. No i did not get water in the carb
     
    Comet-73, Nov 15, 2003
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    How about the points? Pull off the distributor cap and make sure your points are good and dry.
     
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    like phy just said...take off dist cap... put a hair dryer to it. do the same at all plug wire connections. also point the hair dryer at the coil for a while. then pull a coil wire and have somebody see if you get spark. uhhhh next time use simple green and a brush to clean the engine. rinse with a slow running hose and brush. not the power washer. best of luck
     
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    Have you learned not to do this again?:D
    Broken wires and all sorts of things could have happened.
     
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  5. Dan Starnes

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    oh if I had a nickel for everytime I have gone to a car wash to get a motor clean. So many times that I always take a can of WD 40 and a roll of paper towels. Did you know that WD 40 displaces water? Never have i been stranded though.
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    I have pressure washed many engines but I alway do it while the engine is running. Then leave it running afterwards to make sure it drys out. Never had a problem yet.
     
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    Whenever I wash motors , the diistributor cap cracks . Dont spray water at the dist. cap !

    For that matter dont spray alternators , sparkplugs , or anything else that gets hot and may crack if suddenly made cold .
     
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