cavetrekker wrote:
> We have a 97 civic coupe that we passed on to our daughter. It has a strange
> problem I can't figure out. Last night we replaced the battery and it
> wouldn't start today. I came home and after spending about thirty minutes
> checking stuff out while she tried to start it I got in it and tried to
> start it giving it a little gas and it sputtered a little and a cloud of
> white smoke came out of the tail pipe it and it missed a little and within
> 10 seconds it was running fine. After I got to thinking I remembered when we
> put the battery in it she started it and let it run a few seconds and then
> shut it off. I also remembered a couple of times before when I had started
> the engine for a few seconds and then let it set overnite it did the same
> thing. I can't decide if the engine is sweating and getting moisture in it
> or if it is some kind of fuel issue? Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Patrick


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Patrick,

It sounds like you may have the same trouble described in the 'Cranky
Civic' post, above. Read the description in your owner's manual and
you'll recognize the symptoms of engine flooding.

Same cure. . . .

'Curly'