Car Jerks When Accelerating
Car jerks when accelerating especially during cold rainy mornings when the engine is cold. Several reasons are causing the car to jerks when accelerating, but it depends on the car condition when it happened. Reasons why car jerks when accelerating (1) Moisture in Distribution Cap Since the acceleration problem happens when the engine is cold especially during wet morning this suggests moisture in the distributor cap. This happens because when you park the car overnight especially on the outside, moisture is formed inside the distributor cap because of the wet weather. The moisture allows the electrical current to arc inside the distributor cap that causes engine misfiring because uneven power is produced and when the engine misfire the car jerks when accelerating. How to avoid the car from jerking when accelerating because of moisture in the distributor cap. To avoid having moisture in the distributor cap from happening park your car inside the garage if you expect r...