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HONDA DAMP START

Trouble starting an early Civic etc. in damp weather, look at the end of the distributor cap while somebody else is turning the engine over, if you see a sparks tracking down the cap, the insulation has failed and requires a new distributor cap. If you soak the cap in WD40 you should be able to get the car running.

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