1995 mirage hates rain

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P Adhia - 20 Oct 2006 21:38 GMT

Hi,

I have a very little knowledge about cars (I do know how to drive
though :)), so please help me with this problem.

I own a 1995 mitsubishi mirage -- 150K miles, manual transmission. Over
the last few months, my car seems to have developed an allergy to
dampness which seems to be getting worse. Whenever it rains, it has
problem starting. The engine turns over, but won't start. When it does
start after quite a few tries, it sputters and dies at low rpm.
Although after the car has warmed up, it starts and runs fine. Sunny
days are fine too, without even the slightest indication of any
problem.

Any guesses?

TIA

P Adhia

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Bob Shuman - 20 Oct 2006 23:28 GMT

I'd speculate that it is likely an electrical problem. Ignition related or
possibly a crank or cam sensor.

Bob

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jonny - 21 Oct 2006 08:43 GMT

You need to change your plug cables and the distributer cap .
Try this . Wait until you have a dry day start the engine,then spray a
little salt water (use a kitchen spray)
over the plug cables /dist cap ,If the car starts spluttering then you have
found the fault.
After 150 k My guess is they are leaking high tension .

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Stewart DIBBS - 21 Oct 2006 15:25 GMT

> I own a 1995 mitsubishi mirage -- 150K miles, manual transmission. Over
> the last few months, my car seems to have developed an allergy to
> dampness which seems to be getting worse.

Start with thoroughly cleaning the dirt and grease off the plug leads and
distributor cap, including the inside if you can get at it, with WD40. If
this doesn't help, replace the plug leads.

If it still stutters, replace the distributor cap.

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