Fuel Problems

[jreadle]

The '86 Accord I bought my daughter last year started running lousy last winter. Could not seem to keep running. This spring & summer, I have replaced with new, both the fuel pump and the cut-off relay, but to no avail. Sometimes if I pump the hell out of the gas it will start, but has a hard time staying running. I have not replaced the fuel filters yet nor checked the pump ground wire. The manual I bought is lousy also. Any suggestions!

[DanG86LX]

17y old car may have good and bad days..:lol
"running lousy" is a lil vague. Maybe is not the fuel. U complained about starting problems. How is the choke? After starting, does it go to high idle? Electrical problem? Does it miss? How are ur spark plugs, cap and rotor?

[shepherd79]

well, start with fuel filters.
if that doesn't fix the problem, start thinking about rebuilding the carb. you can buy rebuild kit from any autoparts store for under $40.
most likely it is combination of fuel filters and dirty old carburator.