Dr. RX Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Well, I think I found a weak spot in my 96 WRX conversion, this morning the right side of the car went through a puddle of water at about 50mph. There was a fine spray kicked up about 10 feet. About 100 yards later the engine electronics quit, the tach dropped to zero and there was no spark. After about a half an hour, I could get the engine to start, but it wouldn't stay running. Sometimes it would die almost immediately, other times it would run for 15 minutes before dying. Now the car is home, thank heavens for AAA. I think the weak spot is that the igniter is on the right side, behind the air box, but low enough that it could get hit with spray. On all USA model cars the igniter is on the firewall in the center of the engine bay. I'm thinking of relocating the igniter to that location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted November 2, 2004 Author Share Posted November 2, 2004 Well, it appears that water has nothing to do with the engine quitting. There seems to be an intermittent problem getting power to the ECU. I'm going to have to check that splices that I made during the conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 I hope you get it figured out before the snow run! On a side note, it'd be cool if you could post some pics of your car for us all to drool over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted November 2, 2004 Author Share Posted November 2, 2004 I hope you get it figured out before the snow run! On a side note, it'd be cool if you could post some pics of your car for us all to drool over! Have you checked my web site lately?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Looks nice, no interior shots. Where did you get all the stickers? Reproductions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted November 3, 2004 Author Share Posted November 3, 2004 Looks nice, no interior shots. Where did you get all the stickers? Reproductions? All decals are Subaru parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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