I have a 1988 Honda Accord LX-i. I replaced the starter back in January because the original one was beginning to drag pretty badly. Since that time I have burned up 5 new (re-built) starters!!! The parts store is replacing them each time under the warranty, but this is becoming a total pain... I asked a mechanic friend of mine, but he says that there is really nothing that he knows of on the car which could be causing the starters to go bad, and that the motors are just burning up... Each time right before the starter dies, I have noticed that my tachometer needle swings to the right when I engage the Ignition switch??? Do you know of anything on this model of Accord that could be the cause???

 

3geez.com will be your best bet because most people here own a 4th gen Accord or up. And I noticed you live pretty close to me... that was random though.