Hi all,

After several years of flawless cold/damp startups, my 122 has begun being difficult. In hot, dry weather, the car fires up fine, but in cold and damp, it refuses to fire up the conventional way, i.e. by turning the engine over with the starter motor. Interestingly, if I roll it down a hill and bump start it, it fires right up.

Vital stats:

The battery is new and fully charged
There is no arcing going on under the hood
The points, plugs and condenser are brand new

Any ideas on what might be behind it? And in particular, why it should fire up with a bump start but not the regular way?

Any suggestions/wisdom are appreciated.

Floyd R.