# Car won't start in damp weather

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-in-damp-weather/58299>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [December 4, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-in-damp-weather/58299 "2010-12-04T20:35:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JefferyMoreno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@JefferyMoreno](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JefferyMoreno)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-in-damp-weather/58299/1 "2010-12-04T20:35:05Z")

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My Ford Taurus has problems starting in damp and cold weather. Have had numerous things replaced; coil, in tank fuel pump, fuel filter.

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**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-in-damp-weather/58299/2 "2010-12-04T20:56:39Z")

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Number one culprit in damp/wet weather is spark plug wires. Have you replaced those? Number two culprit is distributor cap, which if cracked or not sealing correctly will arc internally when moisture from damp air condenses on the surfaces inside.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-in-damp-weather/58299/3 "2010-12-04T20:58:14Z")

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99% (Ok maybe less than 99% of the time) it is plug wires. How old are the plugs and the wires?

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**Author:** ![JefferyMoreno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@JefferyMoreno](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JefferyMoreno)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-in-damp-weather/58299/4 "2010-12-04T21:07:51Z")

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I have not replaced the plugs or wires yet. I have taken this care to 4 different shops and they fix everything else. I will try this next. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![JefferyMoreno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@JefferyMoreno](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JefferyMoreno)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-in-damp-weather/58299/5 "2010-12-04T21:09:28Z")

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I have had the distributor cap already replaced.