Strong candidates are a failing (1) ignition coil or (2)
ignition module (= "igniter"). I'd suspect the ignition
coil, first.

How old are these parts on your '89 CRX, anyway?

Since the car has been sitting a lot, I would also opt for a
full tuneup, including check of the battery and alternator
and administration of moisture remover to the fuel tank plus
a fuel injector cleaner (= a bottle or two of Chevron
Techron for under $20)

For all ignition parts, use OEM only. They pay for
themselves, and believe me, I learned the hard way.


<godofcars@gmail.com> wrote
> So my '89 CRX HF with LS motor has been giving me a total
> headache.
> Two years ago it died and would not start for a few
> months. I didn't
> do anything with it since I had another car and no time to
> work on it.
> But then one day it started up again. No problems for a
> year. The
> weather turned really cold and one day I was driving and
> it cut out
> while I was driving on the street. It wouldn't start for
> 10 minutes
> and then started again. After that it worked fine for
> another year.
> Then last week (weather was extremely cold again) it died
> while
> driving. Pulled over and tried restarting it for 5
> minutes. Finally it
> started up. Drove fine for 50 miles. Tried to take the car
> out again
> and it wouldn't start. The next morning it started up
> fine. Needless
> to say I'm not driving it anymore until I get it fixed.
> Time to stop
> being delusional thinking the problem will go away by
> itself.
>
> Now, what do you guys think could be the problem? At first
> I thought
> it might be the main relay but it seems like people only
> have no start
> problems when the weather gets hot. And that is only no
> start. The car
> dies WHILE driving sometimes and that is the scary part.
> My car has
> only died in the really cold weather. So I'm thinking
> maybe it is a
> bad ground? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> in advance.
>