starting problem on 2004 Accord

In article >,
Bubba > wrote:

> In article >,
> "halo2 guy" > wrote:
>
> > I will have to reread the owner's manual. I must have missed that part.
> >
> >
> > > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> > > The owner's manual states that the car will sometimes take a long time
> > > to start. It is the emissions equipment doing a self-calibration or
> > > something to that effect.
> > >
> >
> >
>
> Every now and then, maybe every 9 months or so, my 94 del Sol will not
> start. I've found that when it does this, I can hold the throttle wide
> open, crank the engine for about 20 seconds straight and it will
> eventually spit and sputter to life. To this day, I have no idea what
> causes this.

It's my guess that your 2004 is still under the warranty. That's means
that your local Honda dealership is required to fix your problem for free.
Make sure they fix it before the warranty runs out.

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Bubba wrote:
> In article >,
> "halo2 guy" > wrote:
>
>
>>I will have to reread the owner's manual. I must have missed that part.
>>
>>
> wrote in message
groups.com...
>>
>>>The owner's manual states that the car will sometimes take a long time
>>>to start. It is the emissions equipment doing a self-calibration or
>>>something to that effect.
>>>
>>
>>
>
> Every now and then, maybe every 9 months or so, my 94 del Sol will not
> start. I've found that when it does this, I can hold the throttle wide
> open, crank the engine for about 20 seconds straight and it will
> eventually spit and sputter to life. To this day, I have no idea what
> causes this.

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Bubba,

You have an injector that can't wait until morning to take a leak. The
pressure in the fuel rail will bleed down overnight and the engine is
seriously awash in gasoline in the AM. Your owner's manual describes
that condition as a 'flooded' engine. That's why it works to hold it to
the floor and crank. Running a bottle of injector cleaner might fix it,
or using Gasohol once in a while will possibly help. I do the latter in
our Hondas and the problem hasn't come back this year.

'Curly'