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[The Barge Captain]

Problem started a week ago when out in the rain and she started to miss fire.  Not really used it this week, however yesterday I had time to do some investigating.  Small amount of oil in No.1 plug well so need to do breathers and probably cam gaskets, 3 &5 all OK.

No.2 plug well was full of water but 4 & 6 dry.
Dried everything out.  Plugs look like they have been in there some time so will need replacing.
Anyway, running a bit better but still coughing under low rpm load, OK on light throttle and over 3500 RPM

Now i have a vague recollection that the only way to try a DIS out was to disconnect the knock sensors and see if it makes a difference although this is potentially fatal to a dodgy DIS pack.  Is this correct?

I think the water come down the wiper spindles, over the incorrectly positioned seals and soaked the sound proofing on the underside of the scuttle, and then dripped onto the left bank and all ran to the front when i stopped on quite a steep hill.  Not a great theory I know, but the only one I have at present.

[CaptainZok]

Problem started a week ago when out in the rain and she started to miss fire.  Not really used it this week, however yesterday I had time to do some investigating.  Small amount of oil in No.1 plug well so need to do breathers and probably cam gaskets, 3 &5 all OK.

No.2 plug well was full of water but 4 & 6 dry.
Dried everything out.  Plugs look like they have been in there some time so will need replacing.
Anyway, running a bit better but still coughing under low rpm load, OK on light throttle and over 3500 RPM

Now i have a vague recollection that the only way to try a DIS out was to disconnect the knock sensors and see if it makes a difference although this is potentially fatal to a dodgy DIS pack.  Is this correct?

I think the water come down the wiper spindles, over the incorrectly positioned seals and soaked the sound proofing on the underside of the scuttle, and then dripped onto the left bank and all ran to the front when i stopped on quite a steep hill.  Not a great theory I know, but the only one I have at present.

Sounds almost identical to mine, but i was parked slightly downhill and it filled no 4 & no 6 with water, Mrs Jimbob had similar with her 2.2.
So that's 3 of us, is it becoming a common problem with facelifts?

[The Barge Captain]

Could be.  Can't remember if pre and mini facelifts had the spongy sound proofing stuff fitted under the scuttle.

I unstuck the two spindle seals from the spindles and used silicone sealant to adhear them to the scuttle.