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meanaccord
03-03-2003, 05:01 AM
My carb is about to really make me mad. Somedays it runs good and somedays it runs bad. In the morning, the choke dont come on, i have to rev it ti it stops shaking and then it idles about 1700. It sounds like a motorcycle, patpatpatpatpat. Its really geting me mad. You smell gas heavily in the mornings. I guess need to adjust something thats causing it to flood. Can somebody help. I mean give me specific details as to what i need to do?
ACCORD EX
03-03-2003, 09:24 AM
my car used to do that , it was wrong A/F mixture ! try adjusting the idle ( A/F ) mixture screw ! see the how to' s how to adjust carb !

MIKE
meanaccord
03-03-2003, 04:30 PM
when i adjust it, do i need to let it warm up, or start it cold and adjust it? Can you explain it detailed? appreciate it
ACCORD EX
03-04-2003, 01:26 AM
if you wouldn't be too lazy to read the how to :D
you'll find that you have to warm fully up !
check the procedure in this how to !

http://members.fortunecity.com/accordex87/carb.htm
check this one too if there is something unclear !

http://members.fortunecity.com/accordex87/CarbSetup.htm

MIKE
shepherd79
03-04-2003, 04:24 AM
you gonna have to remove carburator anyway to get to mixture screw, so why don't you just rebuild the carb.
you can get a kit from autozone or anyother car parts store.
1989 DX R
03-04-2003, 07:33 PM
Hmm...sounds like my carb sometime, it shakes bad...like the choke isnt on.
shepherd79
03-05-2003, 04:10 AM
shakes, well my carb just did that yesterday.
i think it is something to do with carburator internals. i am just gonna drop another carb.
meanaccord
03-05-2003, 04:52 AM
How much does it cost for a carb repair kit? Where is the best place to get the best quality?
ACCORD EX
03-05-2003, 10:50 AM
Originally posted by shepherd79
you gonna have to remove carburator anyway to get to mixture screw, so why don't you just rebuild the carb.


maybe you'll get luck as i was and found the cap on the idle mixture screw was already not there ! :D


MIKE
shepherd79
03-05-2003, 01:39 PM
i got my rebuild kit from autozone for under $30.
it was worth the money.
meanaccord
03-05-2003, 01:50 PM
Theres a cap on the screw?Is that what you were saying Mike? hmm, i waslooking at my carb lastnight and used a mirror, so i could see everything under it, There was a silver thingset back into the carb where the screw should have went. Is the carb hard to rebuild?
ACCORD EX
03-05-2003, 02:06 PM
damn !
anyway ! there is a how to in the how to's ! check it out and see for your self !

MIKE
shepherd79
03-05-2003, 04:04 PM
it very easy to rebuild this carb.
MrBen
03-05-2003, 05:02 PM
Even for a moron like me who doesn't know shit about carbs? Is it something I should get myself into?
shepherd79
03-06-2003, 04:21 AM
well, here is my rule. if you like cars and like messing with unknow stuff, than go for it. if you one of those people thatr just drive cars, just go the autoparts store and order rebuild carb.
MrBen
03-06-2003, 12:09 PM
I like to mess with stuff on my car, but my dad says it is a bitch to rebuild the carb. So I was just wondering what you all thought. I bought a carb off an 88 LX for my 86 DX and I don't think it is going to work, so I need to rebuild.
Mike's89AccordLX
03-15-2003, 05:29 AM
hint hint buy a weber. If you want hp you will need a weber.