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- From: sontakke@helix.enet.dec.com (Vikas Sontakke)
- Subject: Re: Honda Civic dies suddenly when starting
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.173702.18842@engage.pko.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1992Nov10.170843.18313@novell.com> <1992Nov16.153200.20317@novell.com>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:26:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.153200.20317@novell.com>, bboerner@novell.com (Brendan B. Boerner) writes...
- >In article <1992Nov10.170843.18313@novell.com> bboerner@novell.com (I) writes:
- >>I've got an '89 Honda Civic LX which this weekend started doing
- >>something odd - when starting it, it'll catch, run for a second or so
- >>and then immediately die. It doesn't chug, chug, chug, and then die,
- >>it just dies, sort of like if I were spraying Starting fluid in there
- >>- as soon as it burns the bit you sprayed in there, and it isn't
- >>getting gas or whatever, it just dies.
-
- I had EXACTLY the same problem, first time ever, this Friday evening. The car
- started fine and went about 500 feet and then stalled at a stop sign. During my
- restart attempts, it would catch instantly, run for 1/2 a second and die. It
- did that at least 10 times and then kept on running as if nothing had happened.
-
- I got the fuel pump changed today as preventive measure. Besides, at 116K miles
- on the clock, it probably was not going to last much longer in the 83 Prelude.
- My mechanic said that most fuel pumps get replaced long before they reach 116K
- miles.
-
- In my particular model, when alternator goes, the carburator shuts off itself,
- This leads to similar symptoms as above, albeit the car will run for 5-10
- seconds but will die as soon as you try to move it. Since you said you had some
- problems with battery, you might want to check the alterator too.
-
- Vikas Sontakke Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard MA.
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