i drive an 88 accord with 230k miles on it. its a 5 speed and about a year back i had some problems where the engine would idle really low, and eventually it just started stalling. the problem was fixed and it had been running fine until about a week ago. its doing it again, idling low but this time its not stalling. i was wondering if anyone could tell me what the problem might be. i have a feeling it could be the power steering because the steering gets really tight sometimes and the wheel is hard to turn. but this could also be because the engine is not giving enough fuel to the power steering. im not sure. i dont want to have to give this car up. its my pride and joy and other than this it runs perfectly. i appreciate any feedback. thanks!
justin

 

vacuum leak or your idle air control diaphragm is going out... check yourself for leaks and check your diaphraghm... i gurantee those two things are where your problem lies

 

chk the PCV

 

as i was saying before i hit the wrong key chk the pcv valve i have seen it many times on 86-89 accords carburated ,,i am assuming you know where it is located if not it is behing valve cover below the frt air cleaner bracket that bolts to valve cover get a niddle nose plier and with car running pinch the hose if it smooths out replace pcv or hose ..if not let me know i will direct you on something also