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    figure this out

    ok when i go to start the car up in the morning (cold) it shuts right off fast but if i hold the gas at 2000rpms for 2 min it will stay on . now heres where gets even weirder. now if its midly warm or hott it will start up and stay idle no problem only does this when its cold any ideas
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    Re: figure this out

    i dunno kinda sounds like your fast idle valve might be spazzin out but then again... it takes a bunch of cooperation of different parts to keep it running...


    but check your fast idle valve

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    Re: figure this out

    check your Air intake temp sensor might be going bad

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    Re: figure this out

    does the throttle seem to stick when u push in the clutch sometimes?

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    Re: figure this out

    no throttle never sticks
    rhd restoration 2nd gen prelude

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    Re: figure this out

    Most likely a temperature sensor. Probably the coolant temp sensor. My buddy had the same problem with his legend and that was it.
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