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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 06:49 AM
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Default 1991 Civic Hatch CX Won't Start When It Rains

When it rains my car won't start. I've checked the distributor and it looks ok and I can smell gas from the tail pipe so I'm sure the fule system is working. Anyone have any ideas on what the problem might be?
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 06:56 AM
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Does the starter turn over? Have you tried a rolling start? What if it rains while the car is running?
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 07:00 AM
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Yeh starter turns
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 07:01 AM
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If it rains while car is running there are no problems.
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 07:07 AM
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check your plug wires. sounds like they are grounding out. have you changed them lately?
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 08:02 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zzzkenji &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When it rains my car won't start. I've checked the distributor and it looks ok and I can smell gas from the tail pipe so I'm sure the fule system is working. Anyone have any ideas on what the problem might be?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No such thing as a 91 Cx. This a DX your working with?
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 08:10 AM
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I think he's from Canada..........and their model lineup is different.
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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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Good call Mr. B Canada is right.
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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Ok, it's been a couple of days..........what happened........what got fixed? Are you rollin' yet?
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 04:14 PM
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Sounds weird.. May want to replace the distributor.. maybe theres a short in there that agitated by the moisture.. definitely would be odd, but I can't really think of anything else.
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 07:17 AM
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Thanks Mr. B. I did change the spark plug wires but it hasn't rained yet so I can't try it out. I tried hosing down the car and it started but I want to test it out in the rain.

I'll probably also change the distributor tomorrow just in case. If It doesn't work I don't know what else I will do.

Thanks for all your help!

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