Another Ford down


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Old 01-04-06, 12:33 PM
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Another Ford down

I have been working on this car for 3-4 days Here is whats going on when the car is in a damp condition it will not fire off but if your in a dry condition it will fire up .Know with it wet out all it does is turn over but I can pop start it and it runs fine there are know codes in the ecm and it runs mint when you pop start it and it starts running any ideas?
 
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Old 01-04-06, 01:13 PM
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Cranks but won't start when wet. Need year and model please. And what is pop-start? Is that a rolling-pop-the clutch start?
 
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Old 01-04-06, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Lugnut
Cranks but won't start when wet. Need year and model please. And what is pop-start? Is that a rolling-pop-the clutch start?
Sorry about that I should have know better its a 1998 ford contour w/2.5 v6 and your right about the pop start were you get the car moving then let the clutch out.
 
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Old 01-04-06, 05:52 PM
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No reason to believe that new plugs and a tune up won't help. The wet conditions, 100 percent humidity, can make it harder to combust the fuel so you need a good ignition system to overcome those things. Pop starting works because it turns the engine over much faster than a starter motor and helps overcome starting problems slightly.
 
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Old 01-05-06, 05:50 AM
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Does this car have a regular distributor or a distributorless ignition?
 
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Old 01-05-06, 07:24 AM
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Does this car have a regular distributor or a distributorless ignition?
Distributorless
 
 

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