Car died going up a hill....now no start!

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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Default Car died going up a hill....now no start!

So i let my car warm up, drove it down the block , ran fine. Went up a hill. Sat at a red light, as soon as it turned green i hit the gas, And i got a sputter then dies.
Will not restart.
I noticed one of the wires at the fuel pump connector was broken so i twisted the 2 ends together. Thought for sure it would fix the no start but i still got nothing.

Any ideas? What are the 4 wires going to that connector?
I checked for any blown fuses but didn't see any.
I didn't see anything labeled fuel pump though.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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what kind of car you got cause there ixs more than one fuse on some cars and you got a fuel relay
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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does your pump turn on? wierd how theres just the wire with a broken connection....main relay?
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 05:27 AM
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You might as well start from the beginning and check for spark and fuel to narrow it down.
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 05:54 AM
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Default Re: Car died going up a hill....now no start!

something similar happen to me when winter was just starting, and it was my dizzy
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 06:15 AM
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Check for spark first.
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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Default Re: Car died going up a hill....now no start!

this happened to me about a year ago.

i ended up changing the fuel pump and the main relay just for the hell of it and everything worked out fine.
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Ok so today i checked each plug for spark and all had but #1 had NO spark. So i changed the wire and it NOW has spark.
I noticed the plugs were fowled out from fuel. I guess from me when i kept cranking it to start. So i changed them for some spare plugs i had...not sure if the gap was right.
I threw them in and it started right up. Ran fine when cold, once i got about 6 blocks away it started hesitating and actually stalled out. This time it restarted though and kept hesitating.

I checked the pump and its priming, lossened service bolt and it spits fuel. Pressure gauge reads around 33-35psi.

Main relay clicks twice and is fairly new anyways. Got a brand new one maybe couple months ago.


No CEL lights and no ECU code. Tomorro i am putting in new Gapped ngk plugs, some pep boy wires, oem honda cap and rotor. Gonna see if this does it.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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Ok , today i installed new PLugs, wires,cap and rotor. Drove it home and so far so good.
Lets see how tomorro's ride is.......
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