Humidity killed my coil?

[jlagnese at massed.net (John Lagnese)]

This may sound crazy, but, try checking the connection for the O2
sensor. My 92 Jetta had a wet run problem too. I found the connection
was leaking. I wrapped it tightly and the problem disappeared. I looked
there after finding the car would run if I disconnected the temp sensor.
John

-----Original Message-----
From: Nate Mellom [mailto:doubt@inwave.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 1:18 PM
To: Scirocco list
Subject: Humidity killed my coil?

I've been having a terrible time with my 16v in periods of rain and high

humidity (I posted a while back).  Stumbling, bogging, and killing are 
the major symptoms, I'm theorizing an ignition issue.  Last Wednesday, I

had to drive the car (my parents were in town, and borrowed my Quantum, 
current DD).  It started and ran fine, until the rains came, then it 
crapped out on the interstate.  I jumped it, eventually it started, then

died again 1/4 mile later.  It did it again, and then nothing.  I towed 
it home, and was playing with it last night (it hasn't started since). 
I checked spark (via my inductive timing light, hooked up to the coil 
wire), and I got very a random spark pattern.  Shouldn't I have gotten a

fairly constant blink?  I checked spark at the #1 wire, and got nothing.

  I need to pull the coil (I assume there's a test procedure in the 
Bentley), I plan on replacing the cap and rotor, and checking my spark 
plug wires for resistance, etc, but I'm guessing my coil took a dump.
Agreed?
Ideas?

Thanks,
Nate

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