kevo <kbieri@mail.utexas.edu> wrote in
news:Ch74h.259$mR4.69@tornado.texas.rr.com:

> I have been having this problem with my 1991 Accura Integra for about a
> year now:
>
> Usually when i first put the key in the ignition, the check engine light
> will come on, but go off after a couple of seconds, and the car will
> start perfectly. However, other times, the light will stay on and as
> long as the light is lit, the engine refuses to start. It SOUNDS
> perfectly normal, just like it does when it starts with the light off,
> (i mean the cranking and everything it usually does before it starts),
> but nothing actually ever catches on. If i wait sometimes, the light
> will go off, and immediately the car will be able to start. It seems
> that as long as the light is on - no start, but if off - it always
> starts perfectly fine. So it appears from the driver's perspective that
> the car's ability to start is purely a function of the light's being on
> or off.
>
> Does anybody know why this happens? it seems to happen slightly more
> when it is hot outside.
>
> Thanks in advance for any info
>
> kevin bieri
>

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