Tanner wrote:
>
> I just bought an 88 Accord LX and once it reaches running temperature
> it either starts misfiring severely then stalls or just straight up
> stalls. When it dies it's instant, like it just stopped receiving spark
> and then it will not start at all unless I let it sit for like an hour.
> When the car starts it's instant and idles at about 2200rpm then goes
> down to 880rpm in a bit and runs perfectly for a good 5-10 minutes that
> is. Only other thing is after it warms up smoke rises up from under the
> header intermittenly in large amounts, goes away sometimes if I turn
> the A/C on.
> Thanks a lot for the help, this is my only car right now so I'm
> hitching rides to work and the sooner I figure it out the better.
>
> My thoughts:
> Bad igniter or ignition coil
> Carb rebuild needed
> Choke problem
> Main Relay


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Main relay is VERY doubtful, since it's vibration that keeps a bad main
relay functioning. Bad igniter or ignition coil sound like good
candidates. Did you search this newsgroup for ALL the great posts about
this topic?

Is your coolant reservoir full up?

'Curly'