Driving in the rain

john in illinois

john in illinois

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I have not got the top hood on my roadster yet. The crab distributor has a gasket under the cap. Would the ignition drown out in a light rain? Any other problems.

Thanks,John
 

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About the only way to find out is to try it.
I know that I can't say yes or no, maybe someone who is Clairvoyant can tell you.
 
Yes,my Model A,which I have driven many times in pouring rain,has never missed a beat and water does come through radiator and Probably all around the engine. I have a trip planned next weekend with a slight rain forcast,so Inthink I won!t worry about it.

Thanks,John
 
No worries. Driving at road speed in a downpour will put more water through the radiator and onto the front of the engine than standing still with no hood in the same downpour.

That said, my '41 would not start on a damp morning. I changed the ignition wires to solve that.
 
drolston said:
No worries.
my '41 would not start on a damp morning. I changed the ignition wires to solve that.
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Here is where WD-40 comes in handy. Can is how it was packaged in the '50s.
 

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ignition should be ok, the big open filters on the carbs might be more of an issue though. had a friend in highschool who had a 70's camaro... though he was gonna be cool and put a high rise manifold on it with a 6" tall air cleaner out the hood. he got a "tardy" mark on his report card the second day driving it because it was raining.
 
I thought about that. I may put on a couple of covered short filters temporarily.
I like the breathing of larger filters. This winter I may build a covered oval filter.
Thanks all for the advice.

John
 
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