# Moisture in distributor cap

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/moisture-in-distributor-cap/123268>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 20, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moisture-in-distributor-cap/123268 "2018-08-20T01:29:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Sherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ee7513/32.png) [@Wesley\_Sherry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wesley_Sherry)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moisture-in-distributor-cap/123268/1 "2018-08-20T01:29:44Z")

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Can water in a distributor cap cause a misfire and a bad idle?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moisture-in-distributor-cap/123268/2 "2018-08-20T01:34:50Z")

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Yes………….

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moisture-in-distributor-cap/123268/3 "2018-08-20T03:43:08Z")

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It certainly will.