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Hello all,

I have an 03 with 10k on the van.
Went to start it up last night and it just cranked. Had full power from
battery.
So did a nono- I pumped the gas pedal to make sure there was gas where it
needs to be.
I then tried to start it again, no luck. Then I fell back on the old carb
trick to start a car. Crank the engine and pump the gas.
Well that worked. I took to mechanic he found nothing wrong.
So my question is, is it OK to pump gas pedal if that seems to work?
I have to say it has only happen ONCE. After that problem it has started on
the 1st shot everytime.

Thanks,

Dave-

Xanth wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have an 03 with 10k on the van.
> Went to start it up last night and it just cranked. Had full power from
> battery.
> So did a nono- I pumped the gas pedal to make sure there was gas where it
> needs to be.
> I then tried to start it again, no luck. Then I fell back on the old carb
> trick to start a car. Crank the engine and pump the gas.
> Well that worked.

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Xanth,
It worked because your engine was flooded. Check the manual to see how
to start a flooded honda. You've got a leaking injector, which is
draining the pressure in the fuel rail overnight. Holding the pedal to
the floor (while cranking) is the temporary fix. Techron injector
cleaner or a tank of Gasohol may solve it.

Worked for me. Same symptoms.

'Curly'


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Could this be it?

This is from a previous post:

"Every Honda/Acura I've owned has had the starting problem you mention on
the next start after a brief driveway shuffle - less when newer. I just
quit doing that and now drive around the block till the coolant is up to
temp, even if I just want to shuffle the cars. Since it's caused by
flooding and might be aggravated by a slight injector leak, you might try a
bottle of fuel injector cleaner in the tank on the next fill to see if it
helps.

Rgds, George Macdonald"


"Xanth" <xanth@att.net> wrote in message news:<vsMdd.16655$OD2.14633@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> Hello all,
>
> I have an 03 with 10k on the van.
> Went to start it up last night and it just cranked. Had full power from
> battery.
> So did a nono- I pumped the gas pedal to make sure there was gas where it
> needs to be.
> I then tried to start it again, no luck. Then I fell back on the old carb
> trick to start a car. Crank the engine and pump the gas.
> Well that worked. I took to mechanic he found nothing wrong.
> So my question is, is it OK to pump gas pedal if that seems to work?
> I have to say it has only happen ONCE. After that problem it has started on
> the 1st shot everytime.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave-