Re: Poor performance in the rain-HELP!

[srubano@xxxx]

Here's a little trick you can try Joshua. Start your car up and let 
it warm up. Get a spray bottle with water in it and MIST LIGHTLY the 
water over your wires. If your problem begins to come back after 
doing that, your wires need to be replaced. 9 out of 10 times this is 
the cause. What hppens is the rubber jacket on the wires either break 
or deterioate and the when they get wet the spark will arc to the 
engine block, never making it to the spark plug. Check your cap also 
to see if there are any crack in it..I know it's a pain to get to it.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Jdsjlv@xxxx wrote:
> I'm having a problem with my D in the rain. When I'm 
drivingin the 
> rain, either on the highway or backroads, my car will begin to buck 
and 
> hesitate. If I try to accelerate, it does the same thing. The only 
way I can 
> get good acceleration is by downshifting. When I downshift from 
third to 
> second, I must wait until I reach 3500 RPM for the power to come 
online, 
> though this holds true for each gear. This will usually last for 
about 30-45 
> min worth of highway driving, then it clears up, but starts again 
after a 
> while. 
> Does anyone know what might be wrong with it? Has anyone ever 
had 
> this problem before? Is it possible that it has something to do 
with either 
> bad plugs, wires, cap or rotor (they were all changed 20,000 miles 
ago)? Any 
> advice wouls be appreciated. You can e-mail me at: jdsjlv@xxxx
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Joshua Schwartz
> 001292
> Trumbull,CT
> P.S. Is anyone on the list from CT? 
> 
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