New owner - misfire

miker wrote:
> Pulled the plug wires, found water in 3 & 4. Dried, runs like a champ.
>
> Clues I missed:
>
> 1) In real cold weather the car was ok until it got good and warmed up.
>
> 2) When the weather turned warmer, the problem occured right away and was
> much worse.
>
> In my own defense, I wasn't the one that washed the engine (and don't
> usually wash engines, and didn't even know they'd washed it), and I haven't
> had a twin-cam car since a Europa I had in the mid-70's, so I wasn't
> thinking about the way them plug holes can hold water.
>
> New NGK wires coming anyway, and I'll also uncork it down in the heated
> garage for a while to let it dry out overnight.

Glad to hear you diagnosed the true root-cause of your troubles.
You'll probably also wonder why you hadn't replaced the plug wires
sooner, too :-) (I know I did)

Cheers!
Dana