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Old Jan 6, 2015 | 11:53 PM
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I have a 1989 rally sport camaro all original 305 V8 engine. Recently on very rainy or even foggy days my camaro will not start! As soon as the sun comes back out it will crank right up again! Any suggestions on what could be causing this and or any remedies would be greatly appreciated! Makes it hard when trying to get to work on a rainy day!
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 11:46 AM
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Re: rainy days

Originally Posted by amylou
I have a 1989 rally sport camaro all original 305 V8 engine. Recently on very rainy or even foggy days my camaro will not start! As soon as the sun comes back out it will crank right up again! Any suggestions on what could be causing this and or any remedies would be greatly appreciated! Makes it hard when trying to get to work on a rainy day!

Best guess would be sparkplug wires , distributor cap , or the ignition coil . Any combination of those three being old and having cracked insulation will allow the moisture to kill the spark ...
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Old Jan 9, 2015 | 02:05 PM
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Re: rainy days

Originally Posted by OrangeBird
Best guess would be sparkplug wires , distributor cap , or the ignition coil . Any combination of those three being old and having cracked insulation will allow the moisture to kill the spark ...
Thanks! I will have my husband check that out.
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Old Jan 9, 2015 | 06:28 PM
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Re: rainy days

yep definitely check the cap, rotor, and plug wires
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