large member wrote:
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> my honda, which is a great car, has been a little sick. about every so
> often it doesent want to start right away. i had a mechanic friend of
> mine try to fix it, but his sollution did not work, we replaced the
> distributer, spark plugs, plug wires, and did a fule pressure test. and
> then he found out is was the control unit that also works as the fule
> pump relay. so i replaced the control relay. and still the problem is
> there! what do i do?

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If it only does it after sitting overnight, or longer, it's probably
flooding, due to a leaky injector. Pressure in the rail is slowly bled
off into the engine and it just won't start. The fix is in the owner's
manual. Hold the pedal to the floor for up to 15 seconds while cranking.
If is starts with a big puff of smoke and sputters, that was it.

Run a can of Techron injector cleaner thru it and it may never happen
again. I ran two tanks of gasohol thru it and it never did it a second
time ('95 Odyssey)
'Curly'