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Old February 23rd 05, 06:35 PM
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remco wrote:
> I don't think your ignitor is the problem as you are getting sparks.
>
> You could have jumped some teeth, but that is also less likely since

you
> weren't getting sparks. What are the chances that you have both

problems
> happen at the very same time, right?
>
> Last time I had a problem like this with our integra, after I got it

all
> fixed it would not start either. It sounded different, but just

wouldn't
> catch. I had spark again so my problem was indeed fixed (in my case

it was
> the ignitor and coil).
> To get it started, I took the large air intake hose off and shot some
> starter fluid in the manifold. Flooring the pedal, It caughed back to

life
> and has been running fine since then.
>
> I am not sure why this was needed, but suspect that the computer

somehow
> retained the bad condition and made adjustments accordingly. After

the fix
> was made, those adjustments were totally bogus. This is pure

conjecture, but
> it worked for me.
> (On a Subaru and Saab, I do know the computers does do weird things

like
> this, so my assumption is that Honda/Accura might be similar)
>
> Hope this is useful to you.
> Remco


Thanks for the help, I'll try these things and get back to you

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