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Lynn Mosby Posted on May 14, 2015

Car cranks but dont start

I have a vw cabrio. i just put new 2.0 motor in it. drove it home about a mile it was runnin rough. so squirted water on coil and now wont start. ive replaced coil distributer roto cap crankshaft sensor. what could keep it from firi ng

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When the vehicle will not start when you spray water on the plug wires, that means that the insulation around the plug wires has failed. Replace the plug wires.

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