Bridget wrote:
> I checked the coolant and it is okay. The battery is a Honda battery
> replaced by the Honda dealer in December, 2006, so I doubt that could
> be a problem. I've done a little research and the things that come up
> are: throttle body & the EGR thing and the main relay. As I said
> before the main relay was replaced last year. Could a dirty throttle
> body cause both the hesitation and the starting problem? Why would
> both things happen at once?
>
> Thanks, Bridget.
>
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Run a bottle of Techron injector cleaner through the gas and see if your
failure to start problem goes away. Read what your manual says about
'starting a flooded engine'. Next time it won't start hold the gas pedal
like the manual suggests and see if it starts with a puff of black
smoke. Confirmed.

'Curly'