Honda has the lockup solenoid on top of the tranny. Its look like two
cylinders and a filter underneath it. Take it out and has a deep clean.

Good lick


"Michael Pardee" > wrote in message
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> "Paul" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > Hi.
> >
> > My car has developed a problem that I cannot find a solution to. It is
> > a 1991 Honda Civic Special Edition (Canadian Model), 1.5L, 180,000kms.
> > It is basically a DX with power steering and no AC.
> >
> > To the problem...
> >
> > The car stalls. It only stalls when warm, and only when coming to a
> > stop. To be exact, only after coming to a stop. Sometimes it does not
> > stall, but almost stalls, then recovers. Sometimes is almost stalls,
> > then recovers and over revs, then almost stalls again. Back and Forth.
> > Sometimes it fixes itself, other times it stalls. Most of the time,
> > it immediately settles down to idle as it should, but at least once per
> > trip it will act up. It will sometimes stall with a gentle throttle
> > blip at idle as well.
> >
> > The problem first started occurring when I had to back the car down a
> > hill into my driveway. The problem continues and seems to get slightly
> > worse all the time.
> >
> > The car always starts immediately after a stall. The check engine
> > light is not on, and the ECU is not showing any codes. I have cleaned
> > the injectors, replaced plugs, rotor, cap, fuel and air filter. Every
> > time I do something nice for the car, it behaves for about one tank of
> > gas, then it acts up again. It happens when it is hot out, and when it
> > is cold, on summer gas and on winter gas, full tank and empty tank. On
> > high octane and low octane. Even though it happens regularly, I cannot
> > force the event to occur.
> >
> > The dealer says they cannot do anything unless it stalls for them.
> > Does anyone have any idea what might be the cause of this? With this
> > exception, the car feels great and the engine is strong.
> >
> > I appreciate any help or suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Paul
> >
> I don't know if this applies to Hondas, but if it is an automatic tranny
> with a lockup torque converter that symptom can mean a bad lockup
solenoid.
> For that problem, in addition to stalling there is a feeling of shuddering
> (instead of dying away) when coming to a stop, just like leaving the
clutch
> engaged too long on a manual tranny.
>
> Otherwise, I like "scromwell2's" recommendation with a fuel pressure
guage.
> It would answer a range of questions.
>
> Mike
>
>