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Wet Weather Running Problem Posted by Todd [Email] ![]() ![]() |
I'm having a strange wet weather problem with my 88 900S. In either rain/snow or very humid conditions I lose all power: the car runs-albeit at very low idle-but cuts out the second I give it any gas, almost as if it's doing nothing but sucking air. It doesn't appear to run rough-just kind of gurgles and isn't interested in doing much. In the past, soaking the wires and coil with WD-40 would help after a few minutes and run well for quite a while, but I can absolutely count on this running condition in any rainy or inclement weather.
-replaced the cap, rotor and wires: plugs are about 10 mos old
-rarely get a check engine light (maybe 1 in 10)
-lots of white smoke out the exhaust
-car will 99% of the time start when this happens with no problem, although I haven't paid much attention to the tach when trying to start
-recently it will run okay at nearly full throttle, seems to be all or nothing
-occassionally backfires from the driver's side front engine compartment,
I'm picking up a coil and plugs this afternoon and have been reading the posts on similar situations which seem to indicate a Hall Effect Sensor...
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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