hey guys, i just picked up my DA not to long ago, and it seems to have a problem cranking over in the rain. when it pours outside is when this happens. anyone have any idea what it could be. i was thinking maybe the grounds are not good but does anyone have any advise for me. thankyou in advance.
-minh

 

are you getting anything? the starter could be bad, or the dizzy could be bad, wires/plugs could be getting wet

 

ur car may just be suffering from emotional distress...rain makes her sad...j/k...

 

I've heard of cars (Hondas and others) having distributor problems that won't start when the humidity is high. That's probably it.

 

yea my car struggles when it's really humid. it takes 2-3 secs just for it to fire up.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RagingAlcoholic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea my car struggles when it's really humid. it takes 2-3 secs just for it to fire up.</TD></TR></TABLE>

my power windows give me some problems when it's humid, but I've never had any problems w/ it starting.

 

intermittent problem probably ignitor related

 

Wait until it is not raining or park the car in the garage. Once the car is running take a spray bottle of water and mist along the top of the plug wires starting from number one and working slowly toward the distributor. We get this a lot at our dealership when it rains. It normally ends up being a cracked distributor cap or a bad plug wire. You will know when you find the problem because the car will studder when the water interrupts the electrical current. Good luck.

 

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my power windows give me some problems when it's humid, but I've never had any problems w/ it starting.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Same here