Looking for some opinions or maybe a diagnosis confirmation. During the last two rainstorms (deluges..) here the car will occasionally miss or hesitate at moderate engine speeds. Runs great otherwise. Does it sound like spark plug wires?? Haven't seen any arcing, but then again I haven't checked recently...

A few details. Tuned-up about 15k ago. Plugs, air filter, dist. cap, rotor. Did NOT change the spark plug wires. Wires and fuel filter have been on the car since I bought it 2 1/2 years ago. I had planned on changing them soon anyway.

Guess I'll be buying wires sooner rather than later.... Thinking about Bougecord (sp?) or Magnecor. Will Magnecor make any difference? Also Radio suppression with present Bosch wires isn't very good. Stock except for IPD sport exhaust.




Thanks,
Jim 90 244DL

j-j-walker,
I recently purchased a set of Bosch wires (to replace my old Bougicord) for my 1990 240dl. All I can say is they s@*k and will be replaced ASAP. In my opinion, Bosch wires are of inferior quality in comparison to Magnacore or Bougicord. Peace, Jon

Every time I have had a miss at WOT it has been wires. Every time.

Hello,

Wires? Yes. At least I would think so. I've always had the stock Volvo/Bougicord wires with no problems. One thing to check as well would be the condition of the earth strap at the back of the valve cover. Without proper grounding you could experience wet weather problems plus noise in the stereo system.

Happy Bricking!!!

Richard

87 245 DL 351,000 km
82 242 GLT 121,000 km

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