Hey guys, anyways i have a 97 honda prelude ss and it has 140k miles. it has an engine rebuld and i have already replaced the spark plugs, wires, rotor,cap etc. the car runs fine but some times the car will take a few moments for it to ignite and turn on. could it be that i need a new starter? it is pretty old.any help will be greatly appreciated

 

prelude SH??? umm. . . is it cranking slowly or does it take awhile for the engine to start while turning over. . . is the cel on???

 

both. it would take a little more to start. and no its not an sh, base prelude ss(sport shift)

 

anyone?

 

check battery voltage if cranking over slowly. should be 12.6v or so and 14.2v while running. these are averages a <U></U>little<U></U> higher lower is not the end of the day. check it out, sounds like battery is sulfated/dying

 

the battery shouldn't drop under 10 volts when cranking

 

thanks guys ill check that out.

 

Did you mess around with the ground wires lately?

 

I have the same problem. The engine turns normal but its like it won't fire for 1-2 seconds then it starts (but rough). This only happens once in a while, the rest of the time its perfect.

Changed: cap-rotor, distributer
Plugs max 1 year old (iridium)
Recent plug wires
Redid all the stock ground wires (the problem was there before anyways)
Battery is max a year old

I might change the plugs and see if that helps, but usually plugs last much more than a year! I realized that cylinder 3 plug had a little brownish color..

Did you check all your plugs?

 

well i finished installing brand new spark plugs,spark plug wires, cap, etc. i havnt checked the battery. sorry for the nOOb question, but where are the ground wires located?

 

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battery -&gt; chassis - &gt; tranny
valve cover --&gt; chassis
wiring harness -&gt; thermostat housing area

take out the starter and have it tested. Some of the parts store chains will have equipment to test them.

I've also seen a starter crank slowly because of a bad solenoid (which is sort of built into the starter).

 

im having the same problem only mine is cranking but wont start i had it started 2 times yesterday took alot of cranking the it finally backfired and started rough any ideas

 

Just finished checking the battery, the meter read as follows; 12.6 with the car off, 14.3 with the car on at idle. then it must be either the ground wires or the starter?

 

Is it cranking at a normal speed? If the starter was bad it probably would turn over like normal, it's either going to spin the engine or it's not....

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Prelude SS is Sport Shift. Not the best reputation