The car starts fine when cold consistently. I drive around until it warms up and the engine dies. Doesn't really stutter like it's losing fuel, just cuts out. I am leaning towards distributor, specifically the coil since I had the igniter replaced about 4 years ago. I wanted to get some feedback before purchasing a new coil. Does it sound like I'm on the right track? Should I check the main relay first? Thanks.

 

1993 Accord = external coil.

Try this:

When the car dies out pull the coil wire from the distributor, put the dist. end close to a ground source and crank the engine.

If you get a tiny/miniscule but steady spark the secondary winding in the coil is bad. Replace the coil. Do this test when it's dark. Easier to see a tiny spark this way.

If you get no spark at all suspect the internals in the distributor. Watch the tachometer when you spin it over. Does the tach needle "bounce" slightly when you crank the engine? If not the dist. is likely bad.

It's been my experience that when the car is hot, it dies and there is no spark the distributor's internals are weak/bad. I'd say I install a distributor 90% of the time when the conditions you report are present.

 

Thanks, I'll test it tomorrow night and let you know the results.

 

Coil looks to be ok. Thanks for the help, I ordered a new distributor.

 

This can happen if the a piece of wire, or some electrical component holds the electricity to the point where it comes a resistance, thus getting hot, and completelly not allowing passage of a spark, signal and etc. Replacing the distributor right off the bat may be a waste of money, you gotta be careful when throwing parts at something.

 

I thought I'd post a followup which will hopefully help someone else having similar problems. Put in a new distributor, and the car has been running great for the past 2 days. Thanks everyone for your help.

 

Mine does this too, but when I hold the gaz, it runs great! what could it be?

Stalling/bucking when Idleing hot, but runs fine if I hold the the throttle a bit