FZJ80 "Sputter" after water?

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Any FJ80 owners out there? EVERY time I plunge through water, my engine sputters until it dries out.

Anyone know what the culprit is? Is it as simple as water in the distributor?

Thanks in advance!

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Yup. Sounds like something in the ignition system is not happy. My blazer did the something. Turned out being a cracked distributer cap. It was small enough that I overlooked it a few times. Old wires too.
 
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dielectric grease on all plug wires and cap. see if that helps. if it doesn't, check for cracked wires or bad cap. I like to seal mine with grease around the bottom.
Concur completely with this, you're getting grounding somewhere in the ignition circuit, I'd think the coil is a likely culprit due to its location. I was actually just looking at mine the other day when i replaced my battery cables and thinking I should re-apply dialectric grease in that area. I am missing the splash guard around that shock tower, and I love doing water crossings so I'm certainly vulnerable.
 

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I would also double check the seal on all your snorkel/air box connection points. Though, if that were the issue you would likely see smoke out the tailpipe during the sputter.
 
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