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    Engine Starts then Dies

    When the engines cold (over 9 hours of rest) the car will start right up, then 5-10 sec. later, the car dies, no matter what you try to save it. Then it would just crank. I give it some gas but still crank. Making sure it dosent flood. I let it sit there for over a min., then I try to restart it and eventuly it catches. Car runs fine afterwards. This does not happen when you restart it when its warm. I haven't look at it yet. Hope anyone can help me on this.


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    Check your ignition coil and clean your carb see if that helps.

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    same thing

    Mine did the same thing for the last 8 months, it has now continued to be a real pain in the ass. As you see from my choke post, it'll continue to worsen. I'm keeping an eye out for a used carb at the bone yard....you should be doing the same.

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    my last carb did this to me after i rebuild it.
    ignition on, push accelerator twice, start the car and it will die aftere a few seconds. push accelereator pedal twice and start the car.
    i don't know what it it. i putt another carb from my spare car and it runs great no problem.
    Alex.

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    There is an old thread about it here:
    https://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2463
    unfortunately of not much help..
    I used to have same problem for years, went to H-dealer and couldn't fix it. This year because of idle and stall problems I had to take the carb apart and cleaned it. Seems that the starting problem vanished too.

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    i had similiar starting problems, but nowadays if i start it and it starts to die then i don't do anything. the rpm's have dropped to pretty much nothing but then it just raises back up and runs fine after a sec.
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    what u gotta do is, just take the filter box out of the carb and push it back, dont disconnect ur vaccum lines to it. . remove the mesh around ur carb, u see the small butterfly flap??? use a small milk gallon cap or somethign and insert the cap right there. before u insert it, ask someone to start the car up and push down the flap and u will hear the engine spin faster, just instert the cap in the flap and let it idle for a while, once the coolent temp rises, u will notice that ur car will be fine even with u remove the cap off of the carb.

    the fault is in the valve diaphram that operates the butterfly valve, follow the linkage and u should be able to see it. trust me, thats what i had to do to get ym car warmed up in freaking cold winter. and u will see what i did to my car if u read under the name.

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    IMHO its the insulator block. Symptoms, car starts, but dies when cold. Starts fine and stays running when warm. Reason being is that the insulator block is creating a huge vacuum and is making the A/F mixture too lean when cold. To check. spray something like brake cleaner around the base of the carb...you should notice a change in RPM's if it is bad. To fix, replace the block...usually Honda has them in stock, but they are kind of a pain in the butt to do yourself...recommend a mechanic to do it.
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    BOREDREC, u mean EFE insulator the one with a heating mesh in it. That might take care of the carb icing. I tested mine at the time and seemed ok, 10..12A during warmup. But we talking here about the first 3..5sec after the engine starts, I don't think EFE has enough time to heat up. Tend to agree with SMUFGUY, must be a choke opener problem which should crack the choke ajar (too much or too little stalls the engine).

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    I'm not talking about the power to it...I mean the rubber has deteriorated <sp?> away to allow air to leak in. Break cleaner is sprayed cuz it will find the holes and give the engine something new to burn, which usually raises the idle.
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    I agree, vacuum leaks kill our engine, although I still have to find my first one..

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    Thats what it was, a vacuum leak. One from the carb. $0.49 fix!!!


    Rooz

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    You may need a fuel pump.


    Why do I say that?


    You ride starts using up the fuel still in carb bowel. then dies.

    Fuel pump may have a weak point in ammeture.

    Try this : Just "key up" fuel pump not turning key engaging starter about 5-6 times on-off-on -off see if it will run after that .

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    Quote Originally Posted by SiR
    Thats what it was, a vacuum leak. One from the carb. $0.49 fix!!!
    Rooz
    What kind of fix was this? Did you have a busted vacuum line or was the base gasket bad or what? Mine does the same thing. Starts for about 2 seconds and dies; pump the gas 3-4 times again and starts and runs fine. Beginning to get old. I've closed the butterfly to tighter than within the spec and it may have helped a little, so I think it's probably a vac leak. I've found a couple on the car, but not lately so looking for any kind of help.

    Thanks!
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