"Alan Russell" > wrote in message
om...
> My wifes Honda won't start when it's been sitting for 6 hours or so.
> I hesitate to call it cold, as we live in South Florida and it does
> this when it's 95 degrees out, but it technically is a 'cold start'
> issue.
>
> So here is what I've done. Attache a FI pressure test guage. As soon
> as I turn the key the guage reads about 38psi, perfect per the manual.
> It maintains pressure when I crank, and I can hear the injectors
> clicking through a screwdriver.
>
> So the FI system seems good.
>
> So my next guess is that its ignition. So I hooked my inductive
> timing light to #2 plug and zip-tied the trigger so it would stay on.
> When I crank the engine the timing light does not blink at ALL. After
> I've cranked it 7 or 8 times (for about 4 seconds at a time) I will
> start to get a blink from the timing light right after I release the
> key! Once it starts doing this, it will start within the next couple
> of trys, but it still only sparks when the key is released from the
> start position to the run position. Once the engine starts I get a
> consistant and non-wobbly spark indicated by the light. I did the
> same test with the same results using an inline spark tester.
>
> The book (I think I have a chiltons) has some ignition tests for me to
> go through, which I will do tomorrow morning, but I'd really just like
> to get this darn thing fixed. Anyone have any idea what this problem
> is?

Alan,

I've had this! See the PGM-FI article in Miscellanea section of my
website.


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