Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns98D3C257D8A85tegger@207.14.116.130:

> Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in
> news:Xns98D1EA10D23F1jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.87:
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>> kitty666r <none@000.com> wrote in
>> news:974096_6c0302f56ee1978dc91b46fdabdfaa78@autob oardz.com:
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>>> hey,
>>> my civic has a " once in a blue moon " starting problem,
>>> it doesnt matter what the weather is like,
>>> it turns over fine but doesnt start,
>>> the ecu light comes on=had it replaced it still does it,
>>> its got;
>>>
>>> new plugs
>>> new leads
>>> new dizzy
>>
>> "dizzy"=distributor?
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> British term for the distributor.
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>> was the igniter replaced also?
>> Was the distributor cap and rotor replaced? Ignition coil?
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>>> new fuel filter
>>> new fuel injectors
>>> the fuel relay has been bypassed so that cancels that out
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>> why was the relay bypassed?
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> You CAN'T "bypass" the main relay in an EFI car. The ECU will complain
> loudly if you do that.
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>

it would be a dangerous fire hazard,too.
In an accident,the fuel relay would not shut off the pump,and if a gasline
was broken,it would continue pumping gas for any spark to ignite.

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