cutting out when wet....

[jigger01]

  hi guys and girls ... i have a very annoying itch ... no thats not it . lol my mk3 splutters and looses power and eventually dies if i drive through big puddles ( dont say dont do it then .. lol)
it is fine in the rain  heavy or lite . just puddles from what i can see the coil pack is dry when this happens  so dont think thats the problem ... am i wrong ?? i do know it is a total bugger to get started after it stopps .. ANY IDEAS ?? thanks ..

RED  ONES  RULE

[Khare]

Even if the coilpack is dry on the outside it'll probably have lots of moisture on the inside. I used to have starting and running problems at the first sight of rain, checked everything over and over and decided to bite the bullet and buy a brand new coil for £80 (RAC 1 year warranty). It's been perfect in the rain for months now, it's finally an issue I no longer worry about 

Check you've got no water inside the distributor cap as well by the way 

[nikkiy9]

i sprayed mine with a silicone spray and put a rubber glove over my dizzy,  runs mint in the wet now and no holding back until warm too

[jonnypolish]

The mrs car used to cut out in the rain!
Changed her coilpack and the issue was resolved

[javalin]

worth checking crank sensor wiring too - they get brittle and the insulation falls off, its under the oil filter

James