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1995 Hyundai Accent Intermittently won't start

Tiny
BUS BOY
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  • 1995 HYUNDAI ACCENT
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 360,000 MILES
My Accent does not like it when it is wet out. The car will start fine when it is dry. I will go to it after it has sat for a weekend and it will not start. I leave it for the day and come back to it later and it starts like a dream. This makes it hard to diagnose as I have to get to work and when I do have time to look at it the car works fine. It looks to me like it has to be an electrical problem because it has coil packs and not a distributor cap. My questions is are there any common areas these cars had electrical problems that would cause this situation.

Thanks in advance
Dave
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 AT 6:52 AM

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Tiny
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Dave:
Try this. If it happens only when it is wet, chances are you have a coil shorting. At night time, when it is dark, start the engine and open the hood. Spray a mist of water over the entire ignition system to see if there are any arcs. If there is, that is where the problem is.

Let me know what you find.
Joe
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