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[keithert]

My 92 8v has been running fine since I got it a couple months ago. It would start immediately when the key was turned. It started to have a problem where there was loud squeal when the weather was wet. I'm pretty sure this was from the alternator. In diagnosing this I poured a small amount of water on the alternator with the engine running and it immediately started squealing. The next day the engine was very hard to get started. It would make a bucking sound while cranking. I got it started and was able to drive it about a mile before it died and was very hard to start. It did start and I limped it home. Tonight I replaced the alternator but it is still having this issue where it won't start. If I don't give it gas it just cranks indefinitely. If I hold the gas it bucks and will backfire after cranking awhile but will almost start. It almost sounds like the timing is off. But I don't know how pouring a small amount of water on the alternator would cause the timing to go awry. But this started the day after I was messing with the alternator. Any ideas would be much appreciated.