>don't get water into spark plug wells, distributor, >don't spray / hose electrical parts, etc.... When I replaced my plug wires last week (replaced the originals, which were 178k miles old, eep!), I notied that, unlike the old ones, my new OE wires had a molded-in-place red rubber gasket at the top of the plug boot, to better keep water out of the plug wells. David