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Car Forum / Honda Cars / December 2007Need Help with 89 Honda Accord
Howdy folks. I have a problem with my 89 Honda Accord. I have spark, fuel and air, but the darn thing just wont start. Can someone who may have had this problem tell me what fixed yours? Main relay? ECM? > Howdy folks. I have a problem with my 89 Honda Accord. I have spark, > fuel and air, but the darn thing just wont start. Can someone who may > have had this problem tell me what fixed yours? Main relay? ECM? Do you have compression? "tm5264@gmail.com" <tm5264@gmail.com> wrote in news:b183858c-25f8-451b- a4b0-331070a8635c@p69g2000hsa.googlegroups.com: > Howdy folks. I have a problem with my 89 Honda Accord. I have spark, > fuel and air, but the darn thing just wont start. Can someone who may > have had this problem tell me what fixed yours? Main relay? ECM? Define "won't start". 1) Engine won't crank at all (starter does not operate) 2) Engine cranks (chugga chugga chugga), no sign of firing 3) Engine cranks, sputters or coughs occasionally 4) Engine cranks, fires up but stalls. Are you sure the spark is happening at the right time? Have you checked with a timing light? Do you have a carb or FI? Have you tried pushing the gas pedal to the floor while cranking? What's the maintenenance history of this vehicle? More details please.  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ <SNIP> Have you tried pushing the gas pedal to the floor while cranking? ----------------------- Clarification: Have you tried _HOLDING_ the pedal to the floor while cranking ? ? It may take a while if it's flooded. This trick is in your Owner's Manual. Report back. 'Curly' 1) The starter cranks the engine over. 2) The engine cranks, no sounds of firing 3) no sputter or cough 4) Does not fire up at all. I have borrowed a timing light today, will report back my findings. My Accord is carbureted. I have tried hold accelerator down while attemting to start. Main Relay, when I 1st turn the key over, the fuel pump is supposed to come on for only 2 seconds, right? My fuel pump comes on and stays on. > Define "won't start". > 1) Engine won't crank at all (starter does not operate) [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > 1) The starter cranks the engine over. > 2) The engine cranks, no sounds of firing [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Main Relay, when I 1st turn the key over, the fuel pump is supposed to > come on for only 2 seconds, right? My fuel pump comes on and stays on. Should not do that. The pump should only run while the coil is firing. The Fuel Cut off Relay is probably bad (transistor failed ON). But this is not the reason for your no-start. I would also try some starting fluid (from hardware store) directly into the carb while cranking. SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ Now that you've got sparks and correct timing, i would suggest turning the key to the START position immediately after the first click while holding the gas pedal to the floor. if the engine sputters or attemps to start, you've got a faulty fuel cut off relay that's stuck ON, but i seriously doubt if you've got a flooded condition. Honda's fuel systems are safety-proof, i've seen may cars catching fires, none of them were Hondas i suspect a fuel starvation condition, verify that by looking at your spark plugs. If that's the case then check your ignition coil. Measure the resistance between two terminals that two blue/white wires connected to. You should see a 2.2KOhm. If the resistor breaks, the coil will still receive the pulses from the igniter and produces sparks, but there will be NO power reaching the fuel cut off relay. In the carbed version of the 89 Honda Accord, the fuel pump is powered on as long as the ignition is powered on, no foul in that. But the fuel cut off relay (a solenoid) will block the flow of fuel when there it sees no power. On Dec 11, 12:49 pm, "tm5...@gmail.com" <tm5...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1) The starter cranks the engine over. > 2) The engine cranks, no sounds of firing [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Main Relay, when I 1st turn the key over, the fuel pump is supposed to > come on for only 2 seconds, right? My fuel pump comes on and stays on. |
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