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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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well my 00 si has been sitting in the garage for about 3 and half weeks with out being started.... i turned it on today starts up fine and i let it warm up for about 20min then i come back to back it out of the garage and it back fired lil an turned off!!! i tryed to start it up again and its trying to turn over and nothing, pumped gas lil and i got a backfire...... distrubtor was changed not to long ago i was thinking mybe its spark plugs ..... any one have an idea on what it can be????
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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check basics: Fuel,spark,firing order,all sensors connected properly,
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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Seafoam? Change the oil?
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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i didnt think about changing the oil think that can be it>
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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i doubt its the oil, but yeah might be, try reseetting your ecu then go from there is there fuel? spark etc?
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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yeah full tank its sparking ill try resetting ecu
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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resesting ecu worked car seems to be running fine i wonder why that happend any one have and idea?
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 02:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by locoSIR20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">resesting ecu worked car seems to be running fine i wonder why that happend any one have and idea?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No problem!...sometimes hondas just do that...it can also happen when all of a sudden stalling, its happeneed to me before
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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yeah ive never had that happen thanx though
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