NewXJaddict

I was driving around today in the rain going to get food and such drove through a couple puddles and man my jeep hates that. Sputters and spits for a while then goes away. Im guessing dist is getting wet or something.

It just plain hates the wet weather though lol.

Texas Twitch

typically when that happens, it's from water getting on your serpentine belt and making it slip.

89Laredo

maybe your cps is getting wet?

NewXJaddict

yeah the belt does squeal quite a bit when its raining or wet.

MrJCRod

I understand the belt slipping cause of rain and op said it does squeal but causing sputtering??? I'm not sure on that... I would think that with a properly charged battery and even with the belt completely off the vehicle it would run fine except no power steering and no water pump, so in a while it would overheat and it would be tough to turn and the alternator wouldn't charge but a little slippage should just cause a squeal not the sputtering... I would lean toward the distributor cap and where the wires connect to the cap... sealing it with silicone and using plenty of di-electric on the wires should help quite a bit... my buddies jeep did that exact thing and going through big water holes would completely stall him out... but generally it's the reason why the older jeeps with distributors have a little more trouble going through the water holes compared to the distibutorless ignition newer models... seal it up and you may have better luck with puddles and rain...

NewXJaddict

yeah that's next on my list. all new plugs and wires and cap and rotor...etc etc etc. I need to do the rear diff too. Did the front one and have not had good weather or the time to do it.

heep92

mine occasionally does the same thing but i have my distributor sealed and my wires all di electric greased someone suggested on another thread tho that it could be the alternator getting wet or something like that
o well mine stops doing that once it all dries out so im not too worried haha

mike albo

most cars don't like to run when they get really wet anyways

bigomudders

Your dist. Cap has a crack in it. replace cap and problem should go away

heep92

i completely forgot about that i just kept thinking i didn't seal it completely haha thanks tho ill most likely replace that tomorrow

xj_maniac_newb

yeah after it rains if i touch the brakes even a little then they just completely lock down....crazy