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I have a "skip" in my '88 Handa Accord LX 5spd. I have replaced plugs,plug
wires,fuel filters.Just yesterday I replaced coil,distributor cap,and rotor
button. When all was done,car would'nt start.I spray stater fluid down
carb.,car fires up and shuts off. I'm thinking I blew the fuse or cut out
relay on the fuel pump. Checked fuse, it was good, replace Fuel pump cut out
relay, still no fuel getting to carb.
So a freind of mine has told me if your fuel pump is bad you can knock
on the gas tank with a mallet and get the pump to pump again. I did that and
the car fires right up.
Why would changing the coil and distibutor components cause my fuel pump to
quit? The car was running fine,except for the skip, before. And I still have
the skip.Could that be the fuel pump not pumping correctly?
The skip starts after the car has warmed up to normal operating temp.
Any ideas would be very helpful.

"Aw" <jnkytrk@bellsouth.net> wrote in
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> And I still have the skip.Could that be the fuel pump not pumping
> correctly? The skip starts after the car has warmed up to normal
> operating temp.
> Any ideas would be very helpful.
>
>


Watch the tachometer very carefully when you get the "skip". Does it drop
to zero, or fall very far during the "skip"?

If so, your igniter is failing.

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Aw wrote:

> So a freind of mine has told me if your fuel pump is bad you can knock
> on the gas tank with a mallet and get the pump to pump again. I did that and
> the car fires right up.

I'd take that as a sign the fuel pump might be on the way out and you'd
be better off replacing it before you get stranded somewhere. They're
pretty robust, mind you - I've only had to do it once, between three
different '87 Accords over the last 11 or 12 years, and I got the
replacement used from a wrecker.

> Why would changing the coil and distibutor components cause my fuel pump to
> quit?

Not likely... just coincidence, I suspect.

> The car was running fine,except for the skip, before. And I still have
> the skip.Could that be the fuel pump not pumping correctly?

Again, not likely. With a carburetor, the car actually runs from the
fuel in the float bowl; the pump merely keeps the reservoir full. A
"hiccup" in the fuel pump wouldn't affect the fuel delivery to the engine.



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I'll check the tach today on the way to work. I have just gotten off of
night shift,once again I had to put the mallet to the gas tank to get it to
crank. It has been being hard to start when I work the night shift. I don't
know if it's because it's a lot cooler in the A.M. or what. When I first get
in it it fires right up but shuts off immediately but usually after about
three tries it will start, but not this morning.
"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Aw" <jnkytrk@bellsouth.net> wrote in
> news:0ZDUe.419$zG5.254@bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>
> <snip>
>
>
>> And I still have the skip.Could that be the fuel pump not pumping
>> correctly? The skip starts after the car has warmed up to normal
>> operating temp.
>> Any ideas would be very helpful.
>>
>>
>
>
> Watch the tachometer very carefully when you get the "skip". Does it drop
> to zero, or fall very far during the "skip"?
>
> If so, your igniter is failing.
>
> --
> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

How difficult was it to change out the pump. Did you do it through the trunk
or did you have to take the tank out? I don't know if you've seen my
previous post, but I had to hit on the tank again this A.M. to get home
after working night shift.It has been hard to start when I get off off
nights. It will fire right up but shut right off, usually after about three
tries it will start, but not this A.M. It fired right up after I pu the
mallet to it.
"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote in message
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> Aw wrote:
>
>> So a freind of mine has told me if your fuel pump is bad you can
>> knock on the gas tank with a mallet and get the pump to pump again. I did
>> that and the car fires right up.
>
> I'd take that as a sign the fuel pump might be on the way out and you'd be
> better off replacing it before you get stranded somewhere. They're pretty
> robust, mind you - I've only had to do it once, between three different
> '87 Accords over the last 11 or 12 years, and I got the replacement used
> from a wrecker.
>
>> Why would changing the coil and distibutor components cause my fuel pump
>> to quit?
>
> Not likely... just coincidence, I suspect.
>
>> The car was running fine,except for the skip, before. And I still have
>> the skip.Could that be the fuel pump not pumping correctly?
>
> Again, not likely. With a carburetor, the car actually runs from the fuel
> in the float bowl; the pump merely keeps the reservoir full. A "hiccup"
> in the fuel pump wouldn't affect the fuel delivery to the engine.
>
>
>
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Aw wrote:

> How difficult was it to change out the pump. Did you do it through the trunk
> or did you have to take the tank out? I don't know if you've seen my
> previous post, but I had to hit on the tank again this A.M. to get home
> after working night shift.It has been hard to start when I get off off
> nights. It will fire right up but shut right off, usually after about three
> tries it will start, but not this A.M. It fired right up after I pu the
> mallet to it.

I went through the trunk - it's under a pry-up plug toward the front of
the trunk on the driver's side - a bit awkward to reach - and IIRC is
held in with three bolts. Just pop the cover up, unplug the wiring
harness, remove the bolts (10mm or 12mm socket, as I recall, with short
extention bar, although I could be wrong, it was MANY years ago), and
lift the whole assembly out. Probably want to have the new one ready to
pop back in right away, to avoid leaving your gas tank open to the trunk
for too long.


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