These Accords had an issue with floats that sank, flooding out the
carburetor and ended up getting gasoline into the motor oil. I would suggest
you call your local Honda dealer and obtain a float kit, should still be
available and change the oil and filter as well. Should take care of the
problem


"T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <87a535f1.0402022141.442d027f@posting.google.com >,
> DavidMcLau@MSN.com (Dave) wrote:
>
> > 1982 Honda Accord sedan, auto trans. It has a problem with the
> > carburetor. The car barely starts, if at all. And if it is started,
> > it won't rev up. And then it stalls out and it won't re-start. It
> > fills like it is totally flooded.
> >
> > The 2 float levels look good through the small windows. I pulled the
> > top of the carburetor off and it looks good inside. The 2 electronic
> > accuators work fine.
> >
> > This carburetor has 3 barrells. One is just a very small auxillary
> > primary and there is also the primary and the main.
> >
> > I don't know what is causing the problem. The engine compression is
> > good. The engine timing and ignition timing are fine. The weather
> > and/or temperature is not a factor.
> >
> > The problem was previously diagnosed as being in the carburetor system
> > by a reputable garage. But, what part is bad. I don't want to replace
> > the carburator.
> >
> > Could it be something in the emmision control system ? Does anybody
> > know what the problem is ?
>
> If you are sure it is the carbuator, I advise you to visit some auto parts
> stores and see if they can sell you what is known as a carbuator kit.
> Carbuator kits come with everything you need to rebuild the carbuator.
> Hopefully, it will come with the instuctions you keed to rebuild the
> carbuator. If not, those instuctions can be found in some repair manuals
> that can be purchased at auto parts stores and Barnes and Noble. Don't buy
> the manual until you make sure it has detailed instuctions and pictures
> related to rebuilding a carbuator. There are dozens of gaskets and other
> parts in a carbuator that can "go bad" or no longer work the way they were
> designed to work. One leaking gasket could be the source of your problem.
> Also ask the auto parts manager if they have rebuilt carbuators for
> sale--it might be easier for you since you won't have to go to the trouble
> of rebuiding your carbuator which is a lot of work.