Originally Posted by BenA105

Hey folks,

I own a 1984 W123 230e German import. It's been wonderfully reliable since purchase in the summer aside from me changing the front brakes, but this morning I had a problem.

I think it's to do with the rain up here in Vancouver (or at least I hope it is).

It started last week when it rained heavily, and the car had trouble starting, then had a bit of a misfire for the first few minutes unless I left it to idle and warm up.

This morning I had a similar problem. It rained heavily overnight, and this morning the car had a REAL problem starting. I let it idle for a few minutes and tried to head down the street, but the car gave out and died, and refused to start again.

I'd like to assume that there's likely some water in the distributor or something? I've not had a chance to investigate as yet, but I would imagine that's where the problem may lay?

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks