The other day i was driving when my car started to sputter it sputtered at about five miles an hour to the side of the road, died and hasn't started since. anybody have any ideas why?

 

do you have power when you turn the key on? if not check the pos. lead to the fuse box under the hood.Could be loose happened to me.it's at the front right side when facing the car.

 

Does the starter crank the engine & it won't fire up? Or does the starter NOT work? That makes all the difference for what kind of things we can suggest.

 

check your ground wires its happened to me also check the main relay, all ecu fuses

 

the starter cranks and the car sounds like it wants to start but just doesn't.

 

coil or coil wire?

 

it cranks and wants to start it just doesn't i have read some troubleshooting info for the symptoms my car is having and it sounds like it might be the ignitor unit. what do you think

 

Pull off a plug wire & check for spark. If the ignitor (or coil) are bad, you get no spark.

If you DO get spark, look for fuel problems. I don't know '90 Accords very well, what's it got for a fuel injection system...

Either way, you can also pull out the spark plugs & look at them. http://www.ngksparkplugs.com has a picture of spark plugs with different kinds of damage. Check it out & tell us what they look like.

 

I had the same problem!! But what went wrong on my car was the Ignitor. After I replaced this, the car fired right up.

Caleb

 

sounds like the main fuel relay to me also, i did my second accord myself very easy, if it isnt the problem it will be as the car gets older,

 

i had the same problem two weeks ago and it was the igniter. i have a 91 accord i

 

Ignitor would be the problem... I've had the same problem. At first, I thought it was the fuel pump, ended up being the ignitor.

Caleb

 

i hav a 91 accord lx and the battery fuse blown how do i fit it and what is the cause

 

i hav a 91 accord lx and the 80 amp battery fuse blown how do i fix it and what is the cause

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bez &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... the 80 amp battery fuse blown...</TD></TR></TABLE>Those big fuses generally have a couple phillips screws holding them in.

You still gotta chase wiring to find your short-circuit. You'll need a wiring drawing & a multi-meter.

 

Basic diagnose....turn on the key and listen for the fuel pump to run, and/or crack open the fuel fitting to check for pressure.
Turn the key on and check for power at the black/yellow wire at the dist.
Crank the engine and check for spark at the plugs.
This isn't rocket science and will save you money.......but if you just want to start throwing $$part$$ at the car; be my guest

 

make a 2and post on cb7tuner.com if you havent already

 

My first guess would be distibutor problems.

Just my 2 cents.

 

I've got the same problem with a 1989 accord, carborated -- turns over but won't start. The spark plugs are sparking and I understand that the faulty relay problem only applies to fuel injected engines.

So it seems like the fuel pump/filter would be the next suspect? With a carborated engine, should I be hearing the fuel pump run for a few seconds when I turn on the ignition?

 

I thought the carb. honda's have a machanical fuel pump..... I might be wrong.

Caleb

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ddc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've got the same problem with a 1989 accord, carborated -- turns over but won't start. The spark plugs are sparking and I understand that the faulty relay problem only applies to fuel injected engines.

So it seems like the fuel pump/filter would be the next suspect? With a carborated engine, should I be hearing the fuel pump run for a few seconds when I turn on the ignition?</TD></TR></TABLE>I think it's got an electric pump in the gas tank, but I'm guessing with a carburator there's no need for it to 'prime'. So if you want to verify the pump runs, you'll have to use a jumper to supply power from the fusebox or something? There probably IS a fuel pump relay. Can you find a wiring drawing for the car?

 

Well it's fixed now. I think what happened is that a combination of cold weather and old plugs resulted in some serious flooding so that I lost compression. After new plugs and drying out the cylinders it started right up.

Thanks for the ideas.