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Old 31 Dec 2004, 05:51 pm
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Default Re: 94 accord cranks but won't start

Matt wrote:
> I am hoping somebody here can help me.
> I have a 94 accord EX with 250k km.
>
> I replaced the clutch 5 days ago, but when I took it off the
> jack-stands it would not start. The engine would turnover, but would
> not catch. I left it, and came back the next day- and it started
> fine.
>
> I went for a test drive and everything worked great. On my way
> back down the laneway to my parents house (they live on a farm) I hit
> some ice and slid into a snow bank. I had my dad tow me out with the
> tractor, but in the process I had lost both drive belts.
>
> I replaced these the same day and it drove great. It even started
> and ran without the belts.
>
> I drove back to where I live(about 100km away) and parked it.
> When I came back the next day it would not start
>
> The starter motor cranks, but the engine will not start. I
> checked the spark plugs which look fine and will spark when the engine
> is cranked. When I put a screwdriver into the lines that feed the
> spark-plugs I get about a 1/4 inch spark to the engine.
>
> I can hear the gas pump when I turn the ignition, and when I undo a
> bolt on the fuel rail, there is pressure. I tried the computer
> diagnostics, but the check engine light just sits there and does not
> blink.
>
> If anyone can help me out I'd really appreciate it. Not having my
> car makes me feel neutered!

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Our Odyssey did the same thing. . . it was a stuck injector, bleeding
all the fuel into the engine and flooding it (overnight). Your manaul
explains how to start a flooded Honda. Try it and see if it works. A
couple tanks of gasohol fixed ours, and we use it every now and then for
prevention.

'Curly'

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