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SiZ
08-14-2004, 03:45 PM
I would love some ideas on what the heck is happening to my car.

I'll just be driving along on the 401, and all the sudden my car shuts itself off. All the gauges disengage, and the car starts slowing down(but the engine is running, it hasn't stalled). I press the gas, and it doesn't work.. So I pull over and turn the car off. Then it starts back up again like normal.

The people at Honda have no idea..and neither do I.
I would love some help please??

A20A1
08-14-2004, 05:18 PM
Distributor or a fuel problem...

Check your fluid levels
Make sure oil and radiator levels are full

Check your plugs
Make sure they are tight inside the hole... if they are old/worn replace

Check your spark plug wires
Check that they are secure on the plug and inside the cap and that they are not damaged

Check cap and Rotor
Look for signs of wear/deposit buildup or red dust inside of distributor

Check your filters front and rear
Replace if they are old

Check the booster venturies
http://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=8972

Check the distributor ignitor
Not sure of the test procedure but you need a electronics tester/probe

Check the distributor air gap
http://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=22648

Check your ignition switch ( Steering Collum )

SiZ
08-15-2004, 04:59 PM
Distributor or a fuel problem...

Check your fluid levels
Make sure oil and radiator levels are full

Check your plugs
Make sure they are tight inside the hole... if they are old/worn replace

Check your spark plug wires
Check that they are secure on the plug and inside the cap and that they are not damaged

Check cap and Rotor
Look for signs of wear/deposit buildup or red dust inside of distributor

Check your filters front and rear
Replace if they are old

Check the booster venturies
http://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=8972

Check the distributor ignitor
Not sure of the test procedure but you need a electronics tester/probe

Check the distributor air gap
http://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=22648

Check your ignition switch ( Steering Collum )


Thanks , I 'll try all that sometime..Its only happened to me twice, but I think its so weird..and kind of dangerous on the freeway.
I've only owned the car for a little less than a year..and thats about the only thing that I can't figure out....
thanks again

AccordAddict
08-28-2004, 09:10 PM
Hey something similar like that has happened to me, i have a Fuel Injected 3gee, and sometimes when im driving hard and i floor it, the car like bogs down and just doesnt go. like ill be driving hard all day, and after about an hour of WOT'ling it it sometimes just doesnt go when i floor it and slows down and i have to wait a sec and then i drive slowly and it works on WOT about 1 minute later. what is the prob, if you know.? Did i "flood" it? if its possible to flood a FI...