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Visitor, 3.8L V6, Solon, OH, May 28, 2011, 08:37

car runs bad when it rains.misfires

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, May 28, 2011, 09:25
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    It is the ignition system that is susceptible to moisture issues as electricity wants to find the easiest path to ground rather than jump across the spark plug gap.

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