aerosam
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 07:21 PM |
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I think I broke my tin top too...
drove through a puddle on the way home from work (went right across a single track road, about 4-6" deep at a guess) a mile or so later it
starts running on 3 cylinders intermittently.
It now idles eratically (though not too bad) and revs freely when under no load. Drives ok-ish on flat or downhill but seriously lacking in power.
Show it any kind of hill and it goes back to running on three and has no power at all.
Hopefully just a bit of water where water should not be. Any other ideas/theories?
its a 1998 Peugeot 406 1.8 16v petrol btw.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 07:39 PM |
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empty the water out the air filter housing then see how it goes! Pugs collect water really easily
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 07:42 PM |
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I think your about the third person this week who has damaged their car through water! 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 07:52 PM |
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whats the deal with all this rain?!
here's what it was like outside my window today
 
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gavin174
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 08:00 PM |
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that looks like one hell of a puddle in the background !!!!!!!!
http://www.essexkitcarclub.com
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DRC INDY 7
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 08:16 PM |
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I dont get it why all the probs is it because you are driving to fast through the water
I have seen many round our neck of the woods blast through it like there driving a speed boat creating a big bow wave that just get sucked in
https://www.facebook.com/groups/462610273778799/
Puddle Dodgers Club
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 08:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin174
that looks like one hell of a puddle in the background !!!!!!!!
that used to be greenock! 
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 08:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DRC INDY 7
I have seen many round our neck of the woods blast through it like there driving a speed boat creating a big bow wave that just get sucked in
It's the closest my van ever gets to a wash 
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DRC INDY 7
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 08:50 PM |
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/462610273778799/
Puddle Dodgers Club
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JoelP
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 09:06 PM |
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it was much like that in yorkshire this morning, until the rain drops started to fall. I say drops, i really mean water bombs. Dirty big drops, i got
totally soaked.
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novacaine
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 10:41 PM |
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my guess would be water in the coil pack
I worked for vauxhall last summer after those floods and replaced no end of coil packs, got bored of it in the end
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again, the sun is the same in a relative way but
your older, shorter of breath and one day closer to death
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les g
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| posted on 6/9/08 at 11:56 PM |
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i hope it rains all sunday afternoon then i can sit and watch the rugby
lesg
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aerosam
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| posted on 7/9/08 at 08:04 AM |
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Thanks Mark and novacaine for your constructive answers.
Water in one of the coil packs was my thought as well (I believe it has 4 individual packs on top of the plugs as there are no HT leads) How would I
suss out which one? If it did have leads it would be easy.
I think I need to take the top cover off and have a look in there.
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