# Rain causing car not to start?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rain-causing-car-not-to-start/22081>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** relay\
**Created:** [November 14, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rain-causing-car-not-to-start/22081 "2008-11-14T22:36:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![GA\_Peach\_77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@GA\_Peach\_77](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GA_Peach_77)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rain-causing-car-not-to-start/22081/1 "2008-11-14T22:36:04Z")

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My 1993 Honda Civic is having issues starting after a night of rain. When this happened a month ago we tested the battery, which was fine, and ended up having it towed. After putting in a new relay assembly and coil assembly everything was fine… until this morning. Again, it doesn’t sound like the battery is dead, and again it’s been after a long night of rain. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![bobc455](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bobc455](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bobc455)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rain-causing-car-not-to-start/22081/2 "2008-11-14T23:05:41Z")

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Do you mean that it won’t turn over?

Or, will it turn over and just never start? (Try new spark plug wires if this is the case)

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rain-causing-car-not-to-start/22081/3 "2008-11-14T23:33:46Z")

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Spark plug wires is good, If it has a distributor a new cap and as long as you are in there a rotor would be a good idea.