the car did start yesterday. i'm going to get about 2 1/2 gallons of gas and
put that in it and try it. i'll post the results.


-jeff
"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Jeff" <jeffscomp@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
> news:0HsEg.9502$9T3.8117@newssvr25.news.prodigy.ne t:
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>> it's an '88 civic sedan. where is the regulator located? i got the car
>> to start yesterday but it only ran for a few quick seconds and
>> shutoff. it backfires while trying to start sometimes.
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> "Backfiring" through the throttle body or through the exhaust?
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>> i did
>> disconnect the fuel line from the filter under the hood and put it in
>> a milk jug and turned the car over and went to see how much gas was in
>> it and it wasn't much for the time i tried starting it. i was thinking
>> maybe it should be more. i then reconnected that and took the line
>> going to the throttle body and put that in a jug and turned the car
>> over again and it put out about the same amount of fuel. then when
>> reconnecting the line i tried starting the car and it fired up but
>> shutoff real quick as if no gas. i'm hoping i just didn't run out of
>> gas.
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> Your symptoms sound exactly like the Main Relay. If you don't get that
> THIRD CLICK from the Relay, the system will run off residual pressure in
> the line on startup, then stall.
>
> You need to view and read this:
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/start...html#mainrelay
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>>the gauge reads about 1/4 tank and the gauge was working fine.
>> when it died on the expressway now that i think about it it was as if
>> it just ran out of gas when it shutoff on the expressway it lost power
>> then the dash lights came on in a short while wehile i coasred to the
>> side of the highway but then when trying to get it started again and
>> having it backfiring i was thinking the timiing got messed up and so
>> did the tow truck driver but he just took a quick guess. thanks for
>> your help tegger.
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> Have you checked for spark? Do you have a helper available? One would be
> very beneficial.
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