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1998 Chevy Astro will not start in damp weather or rain in

Tiny
JZAMBO
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  • 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO
  • 6 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 240,000 MILES
Any time it rains or high humidity will not start. Only in first start of day otherwise it will start all day long. Ty for your help. Ps will not start with starting fluid
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 AT 12:22 PM

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Tiny
BLACKOP555
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Sounds electrical to me! Best thing to do is find a warm dry day when it will start just fine once it does mist the electrical components with water. Go around the spark plugs. Plug wires and keep misting. When the vehicle hesitates you have found the problem part.

Or you can pop hood on a night and run it in the dark no lights or anything and look for spark that is escaping.
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Saturday, April 1st, 2017 AT 5:09 PM
Tiny
NITSAN-PARACH
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Had similar situation with my 1994.

Pull the doghouse (interior engine cover between front seats) and replace distributor cap and rotor [I was told my 1994 did not have a cap and rotor!]).

Done (a little time, a few [very few] dollars, and you are back on the road again).

Shalom.
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