This group gets far fewer reports of fuel pump problems
compared to the other candidate causes listed at Tegger's
site. A failing fuel pump is not out of the realm of
possibility, I just would not expect this first or near
first to be the cause.

<godofcars@gmail.com> wrote
> Hmm...well the engine parts are fairly new. The motor is a
> 94 and the
> ignition coil is 4 years old. The fuel pump and relays are
> from 89.
> Some have suggested I have a failing fuel pump. Could this
> be the
> culprit? How can I check for this. I really don't want to
> change the
> fuel pump since that would mean dropping the tank which is
> a real pain
> to do.
>
> Yes, I am a fraud. I am no god of cars.
>
> On Feb 8, 10:38 am, "Elle"
> <honda.lion...@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> <godofc...@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.
>
>