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'88 Accord idle speed
I have an '88 Accord LX with just under 68k miles on it. I loaned this
car to my brother in-law to use until he got his new car. He had the car for about 4 months. Before I loaned him the car, there were no problems with the car. After he gave it back, there has been a funny idle speed problem. Funny because it doesn't happen all the time. The car starts fine and idles fine. You then drive the car for a while. Then when you stop the car, as at a traffic light, the car will die. When you go to start the car, it is very hard to start. I usually have to wait a few minutes before it will start again. This car usually starts fine hot or cold. The other odd thing is that after the car does start, the idle speed will not be high enough to keep the motor running. It will stall again unless I keep my foot on the gas. Any ideas on what may be wrong? TIA. ------------------- Alex |
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'88 Accord idle speed
Carbureted or fuel injected?
If fuel injected, suspect the ignition coil, especially if it's over five years old. See also the candidate causes at http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#startrun When was a tuneup (plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter, air filter, check timing, maybe drop a bottle of Chevron Techron into the fuel tank) last done? Were OEM parts used? > wrote >I have an '88 Accord LX with just under 68k miles on it. I >loaned this > car to my brother in-law to use until he got his new car. > He had the > car for about 4 months. Before I loaned him the car, > there were no > problems with the car. After he gave it back, there has > been a funny > idle speed problem. Funny because it doesn't happen all > the time. The > car starts fine and idles fine. You then drive the car > for a while. > Then when you stop the car, as at a traffic light, the car > will die. > When you go to start the car, it is very hard to start. I > usually have > to wait a few minutes before it will start again. This > car usually > starts fine hot or cold. The other odd thing is that > after the car > does start, the idle speed will not be high enough to keep > the motor > running. It will stall again unless I keep my foot on the > gas. Any > ideas on what may be wrong? TIA. > ------------------- > Alex > |
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