Ride Coordinator Ron Willingham writes;
Hi Chapter J, Back in Sept., I wrote an article expressing the minor problem I was having on my 1800 wing when it rained the engine would stall at idle speed when coming to a stop. My wing had 153,000 miles on it so I suspected that the spark plug wires were losing resistance and causing leakage when exposed to water. I have seen this before on car and truck engines. One way to diagnose this problem is to spray a mist of water from a spray bottle on the plug wires in the dark of night or in a dark garage. And run a piece of wire grounded or a large screwdriver over the wires and watch the tiny sparks appear. Well I was correct in my assumption. I have ridden in some very heavy rains in the past two weeks and the engine has performed flawlessly. I now have 168000 miles and I am looking forward to another 200,000 if possible. I recently had to use my extended warranty as the water pump developed a leak. This repair was the cost of the extended warranty and NO cost to me. Not many of you will put the miles on your wings that I have before trading up but just in case you do please keep this tip in the back of your mind.
Ride Often & Ride Safe,
Ron Willingham
Ride Coordinator MD-J