"Dana" <dlkramer@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
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> > Dana wrote:
> >> My 04 Civic with 27000 miles is turning over but not starting from time
> >> to time. It turns over great but just won't catch .When this happens
if
> >> I wait a few minutes it always starts . This has me concerned , I know
> >> when I take the vehicle to the dealer it will start fine . Any ideas
what
> >> the problem could be ? Thanks in advance for any help .
> > ----------------------------
> >
> > Try the 'hold it to the floor' trick described in the chapter about
> > 'starting the engine'. If it solves the problem, you know you've got
> > flooding. A leaking injector seems to be HARD for dealers to diagnose,
but
> > if you confirm that it works when you floor it, you've saved them a lot
of
> > goofing around.
> >
> > The little 'KEY' icon isn't flashing on your dash is it?
> >
> > 'Curly'
> >
> I Tried holding the pedal to the floor , It didn't help..........I didn't
> notice if the KEY icon was flashing but , next time this happens I'll look
> and see if it is.
>

Somebody, here, gave me a piece of advice extremely useful when i complained
about my Civic 98 not starting sometimes. He said that if the tank is less
than a third full you had to crank it more. It proved to be the correct
answer in my case.

Jim