rough running engine tonight after a solid day of rain

[Miljack]

I went out this afternoon for quick set, and once I warmed up the boat, and began cruising to a riding spot, the boat sputtered out and died a couple of times. It actually was running about 2800-3200 rpm, and just sputtered out and died. It did it a couple of times.

I noticed that there was a strong smell of raw gas, the boat would run in neutral at 2k rpm, but it was still trying to die. Then I just kept running at slower speed, and it cleared out.

We did have a solid 1.5 days of rain here, and the boat did get wet inside despite the cover, and probably got some moisture in the engine compartment.

The boat initially started instantly, and was idling pefectly out of the cove. Is it possible some water got into the distributor cap/and or spark plug wires?
Btw, DD Pro Air python.
thanks,
Jack

[surroundsound64]

RE: rough running engine tonight after a solid day of rain

Sounds to me like you had some water in the gas or something... I'm glad it got cleared up, whatever it was.

[richard]

engine running rough

I'll start from checking all the spark plugs for wet.

[MNSuperAir]

RE: engine running rough

Not sure what model you have but I assume it is carburated. Probably some moisture in the distributor or plugs/wires.

[surroundsound64]

RE: engine running rough

I think if there was moisture in the dist. it would have given him problems when he tried to start it up.

[Miljack]

An update, not a problem since I first posted...I'll mark it down to the ton of rain that came through. We ran it for about 4 hours over the weekend, no probs.
thanks for the replies.
Jack

[Zwengit]

I'll bet it was wet plugs/wires . . . should check it out in off season so it doesn't happen the next time !