This demonstration guide answers one field question about tracking across a cap after rain or wash. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with cap crack map and resistance. That reading separates tracking across a cap after rain or wash from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the plug cap as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the plug cap just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the plug cap, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about tracking across a cap after rain or wash.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not filling a cracked cap with silicone. That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the plug cap is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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