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1982 Honda Accord sedan, auto trans. It has a problem with the
carburetor. The car barely starts, if at all. And if it is started,
it won't rev up. And then it stalls out and it won't re-start. It
fills like it is totally flooded.

The 2 float levels look good through the small windows. I pulled the
top of the carburetor off and it looks good inside. The 2 electronic
accuators work fine.

This carburetor has 3 barrells. One is just a very small auxillary
primary and there is also the primary and the main.

I don't know what is causing the problem. The engine compression is
good. The engine timing and ignition timing are fine. The weather
and/or temperature is not a factor.

The problem was previously diagnosed as being in the carburetor system
by a reputable garage. But, what part is bad. I don't want to replace
the carburator.

Could it be something in the emmision control system ? Does anybody
know what the problem is ?

In article <87a535f1.0402022144.1e339c00@posting.google.com >,
DavidMcLau@MSN.com (Dave) wrote:

> 1982 Honda Accord sedan, auto trans. It has a problem with the
> carburetor. The car barely starts, if at all. And if it is started,
> it won't rev up. And then it stalls out and it won't re-start. It
> fills like it is totally flooded.
>
> The 2 float levels look good through the small windows. I pulled the
> top of the carburetor off and it looks good inside. The 2 electronic
> accuators work fine.
>
> This carburetor has 3 barrells. One is just a very small auxillary
> primary and there is also the primary and the main.
>
> I don't know what is causing the problem. The engine compression is
> good. The engine timing and ignition timing are fine. The weather
> and/or temperature is not a factor.
>
> The problem was previously diagnosed as being in the carburetor system
> by a reputable garage. But, what part is bad. I don't want to replace
> the carburator.
>
> Could it be something in the emmision control system ? Does anybody
> know what the problem is ?

How's the ignition system doing? A low output can only fire the plug at
low throttle (low compression pressure). It makes starting very
difficult and the engine will cut out when the throttle is opened.