This is relating to a '94 Accord 2.0l ES automatic. This has only happened a couple of times so far but completely out of character I have owned this car for 3 years and it has never, ever NOT started or has broken down. Not once.

A few weeks ago, after being driven for about an hour, I stopped the car for 2 minutes to get cash out of an ATM, jumped back in the car and tried to start it. The engine fired up hit 1000rpm(ish) juddered and stalled. Like an old car with a manual choke on a cold day.

Switched it all back off tried again, same thing. The instant it lit the engine stalled and died. I tried a 3rd time and no joy. I screamed at it for 3 minutes, gave it a 4th and final try and Bingo, fired up and idled normally at about 1000.

Since then it has done it 3 times. All times after driving and then switching off for a couple if mins. 88k on the clock, just had a full service. I have heard potential problems with dry joints on the main relay, is this the likely suspect?

Any help very appreciated, can't afford to pay someone $50 an hour to tell me I don't know.

 

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Cheers, I think I need to pull it out and have a look. Trouble is, I've never done anything to a car before other than battery, gas and washing it from time to time.