Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read   Cars Lounge > Cars Lounge > Nissan Sunny doesn't start easily in wet User Name Remember Me? Password   Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes   #1   10-05-2006, 10:21 AM Red Cat Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Sunny doesn't start easily in wet Hi there, I have a 1994 1.4LX Nissan Sunny. When starting it in wet or damp conditions I have to crank it for quite a period (>30 secs) to get it to start. Sometimes more than once. When it is dry, the engine starts after a second of cranking (as all good Nissans should). I checked the HT leads, distributor cap and even the air filter and they all seem fine, no damage, no water ingress or condensation. Has anybody got any ideas what else I could check please? Thanks RC Red Cat View Public Profile Find all posts by Red Cat Add Red Cat to Your Buddy List   #2   10-06-2006, 10:37 PM SteveB Junior Member   Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 71 Sunny doesn't start easily in wet The distributor cap might seem fine but over the years the metal posts erode and the gap becomes greater and therefore requires more voltage to jump the gap, the higher voltage is more likely to jump to ground in damp weather. HT leads can look OK but go high resistance eventually, spark plug gaps get wider, so all in all it all just gets too hard for that spark to jump the plug gap, and the first you notice is in damp weather. Change the lot. "Red Cat" <rc@rc.org> wrote in message news:nMydnTrD8Lmx0LjYnZ2dnUVZ8t2dnZ2d@brightview.c om... Quote: Hi there, I have a 1994 1.4LX Nissan Sunny. When starting it in wet or damp conditions I have to crank it for quite a period (>30 secs) to get it to start. Sometimes more than once. When it is dry, the engine starts after a second of cranking (as all good Nissans should). I checked the HT leads, distributor cap and even the air filter and they all seem fine, no damage, no water ingress or condensation. Has anybody got any ideas what else I could check please? Thanks RC SteveB View Public Profile Find all posts by SteveB Add SteveB to Your Buddy List   #3   10-08-2006, 06:26 AM Red Cat Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Sunny doesn't start easily in wet Steve B, thanks for the advice. RC "SteveB" <sbrads@nildramDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message news:ws6dnUY6Z8ig1rrYRVnygQ@pipex.net... Quote: The distributor cap might seem fine but over the years the metal posts erode and the gap becomes greater and therefore requires more voltage to jump the gap, the higher voltage is more likely to jump to ground in damp weather. HT leads can look OK but go high resistance eventually, spark plug gaps get wider, so all in all it all just gets too hard for that spark to jump the plug gap, and the first you notice is in damp weather. Change the lot. "Red Cat" <rc@rc.org> wrote in message news:nMydnTrD8Lmx0LjYnZ2dnUVZ8t2dnZ2d@brightview.c om... Quote: Hi there, I have a 1994 1.4LX Nissan Sunny. When starting it in wet or damp conditions I have to crank it for quite a period (>30 secs) to get it to start. Sometimes more than once. When it is dry, the engine starts after a second of cranking (as all good Nissans should). I checked the HT leads, distributor cap and even the air filter and they all seem fine, no damage, no water ingress or condensation. Has anybody got any ideas what else I could check please? 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