Any ideas on why my '97 Acura CL would stall occasionally when it rains?
Thanks all....

 

any check engine lights? when was the last tune up (air filter, plugs, plug wires)?

 

Plugs and wires about a month old. Runs great when dry out. Only sometimes stalls when raining. Anything under car that could be shorting out?

 

So no check engine lights? I assume it dies when you let off the gas or just all of a sudden? Start checking the wire harnesses on the engine, possibly see if the problem occurs when you spray the engine bay with water? It is going to be a tough one. What about distributor cap and rotor? or igniter?

 

Thanks.... I'll check that stuff. Correct no check engine light. Dist cap & rotor last changed ??? I've owned it 3 yrs and I know I never changed them.

 

Spraying the engine bay will not hurt anything?????

 

I wouldnt go all out and hose down the engine while it was running but getting some water in the area to simulate moisture might help you find the source of your trouble.

 

just get a spray bottle full of water and start misting the engine bay with it. then look for any arching. you might have to mist it a good bit.

 

This happened on rainy days to my civic and it was water getting into the intake.

 

I tried spraying (mist) around the distributor cap and basically all over the engine top. Could not get it to stall. I'll next try putting a hose to the bottom of the car.

 

I would change cap and rotor first, a lot of times the wires are at fault but since you changed them, what brand wires?

 

NGK

 

Do the cap and rotor, pretty cheap, when you do the cap you get a new gasket that might help as well. NGK's are good wires.