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Hi, thanks for any help in advance...
I have a 1999 Honda Odyssey. I have never had any trouble with it until
it recently.
This is only happening when I start driving the car for the first time
everyday. After I pull the car into the street from the parking lot,
the car is "choked" for a second when I press on the gas pedal; the car
will not go forward but will stop instead, and then will push forward
rapidly. This last for only a second and will go away after a couple
of times.
If I try to warm up the car for about 10 minutes before I drive the
car, the "choke" will feel much lighter.
All the spark plug wires seem to be hidden, and I don't smell any fuel
from the exhaust. The oil change is done regularly.
Any ideas what is wrong?
Chicagoan @ SF

gbn1854@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi, thanks for any help in advance...
> I have a 1999 Honda Odyssey. I have never had any trouble with it until
> it recently.
> This is only happening when I start driving the car for the first time
> everyday. After I pull the car into the street from the parking lot,
> the car is "choked" for a second when I press on the gas pedal; the car
> will not go forward but will stop instead, and then will push forward
> rapidly. This last for only a second and will go away after a couple
> of times.
> If I try to warm up the car for about 10 minutes before I drive the
> car, the "choke" will feel much lighter.
> All the spark plug wires seem to be hidden, and I don't smell any fuel
> from the exhaust. The oil change is done regularly.
> Any ideas what is wrong?
> Chicagoan @ SF
>
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Your owner's manual says that you're not supposed to 'warm up the car'.
Run a can if injector cleaner through the gas or at least a couple tanks
of Gasohol (read your manual if you don't understand Gasohol). Your
injectors may just be grungy, or you might need a tune-up. Once you've
got the injector cleaner in it, try hitting redline on the tach once in
a while to help flush things through. Don't do it in playground zones. :-)

'Curly'

Thanks.
motsco_ wrote:
> gbn1854@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Hi, thanks for any help in advance...
> > I have a 1999 Honda Odyssey. I have never had any trouble with it until
> > it recently.
> > This is only happening when I start driving the car for the first time
> > everyday. After I pull the car into the street from the parking lot,
> > the car is "choked" for a second when I press on the gas pedal; the car
> > will not go forward but will stop instead, and then will push forward
> > rapidly. This last for only a second and will go away after a couple
> > of times.
> > If I try to warm up the car for about 10 minutes before I drive the
> > car, the "choke" will feel much lighter.
> > All the spark plug wires seem to be hidden, and I don't smell any fuel
> > from the exhaust. The oil change is done regularly.
> > Any ideas what is wrong?
> > Chicagoan @ SF
> >
> ------------------------------------
>
> Your owner's manual says that you're not supposed to 'warm up the car'.
> Run a can if injector cleaner through the gas or at least a couple tanks
> of Gasohol (read your manual if you don't understand Gasohol). Your
> injectors may just be grungy, or you might need a tune-up. Once you've
> got the injector cleaner in it, try hitting redline on the tach once in
> a while to help flush things through. Don't do it in playground zones. :-)
>
> 'Curly'