I just got back from a 2 week vacation and car will not start. It almost did, sputered, and then died. I can crank it for several minutes and it trys to fire but just sputers. This only if I hold the gas pedal to the floor.
It is a rebuilt engine with only a few k on it.
Does this sound like a fuel filter thing?
'89 carbed lx
thanks
(yes I tried the search button, no help)
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Did you get it to run? Maybe pour some gas down the carb & see what happens.
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I smell gas in there. I read around on here and called my mecanic. It may be the dist. or rotor. He said these accords are notorious for grounding out the rotor?
I took the cap off and looked at it and it looked ok so I towed in and he hasn't called back yet.
I will post what I find out.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin
Take one of your spark plugs out & ground it to see if you getting spark while cranking it over. That'll let you know if your getting fire through the coil & distributor.
Edit- nevermind, I see you had it towed now.
Last edited by 88Accord-DX; 11-08-2005 at 05:22 PM.
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It started right up for the mechanic!! Damb it, they must have some special touch!.
Anyway, he checked it all over and nothing is wrong with it. Sucks that just having it sit for more then a week does this to me every time.
I think I need to get the carb rebuilt or something.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin
put some fuel stabilizer in it too when you are going to park it for extended periods of time
pic's of project at my homepage: home.earthlink.net/~andyk65
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