1995
2.2L
160,000 miles
This only happens when it rains!! After a good rainstorm my cavalier will have a misfire that will cause it to idle rough and when it is put in drive and the accelerator pushed down teh car hesitates, bogs and makes a loud popping sound. The popping sound is a tin can like sound and I cant tell if it comes from the engine or the exhaust.
I have replaced both coil packs, plugs and wires. Everything in the car is A/C Delco.
The car doesnt buck forward but like I said bogs and sputters.
with your foot barely on the gas you can accelerate to highway speeds(55-70mph) the minute you push down on the gas 1/4 of the way or more you get the missing bogging , hesitation and loud popping sound. Remember , this only happens after a rain storm and goes away after about 30 minutes of driving.
Any clues?
My truck sometimes does the same thing lol. I think it comes from a ground or wiring of some sort getting wet.
Rob
Sold 2/2/05
My roommate had almost the same problem on his VW. Using di eletric grease on the spark plug contacts with the wires fixed it.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
mine did that and for some reason out of luck i found one of my spark plugs where cracked...so it would contact with the head when it was damp
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same thing here but i got a 02 and it was the comp. tell the #4 cylinder valve to stay open, i had to get the
whole computer replaced now its just fine
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