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Old 05-06-2008, 07:49 PM
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car not starting. help please

Ok my girl has a 91 honda accord ex. it hasn't been started in 2 years. i changed the oil, ignition coil, spark plugs, wires, distributor rotor. it gets spark (pull them out turned it over, got spark). well i tried to start it. no luck. i spayed starting fluid, flames came out of the throttle body (think i spayed to much). so any opinions.
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did you check the battery? or junk it.
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Did it fire up with the starting fluid, or just shoot flames out? lol


Do you have fuel pressure?
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just shot flames. and battery is dead. i been jumping it. i think the flames came out because the guy was starting it kept hittin the gas pedal (told him not to do that because i thought he was going to flood the engine) so when he didn;t press the gas and we sprayed it, it would make a poping sound and white smoke would out of the TB.
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when i usually spray **** into the engine through the throttle body, I usually floor the car until it starts, i have found out it works better than laying off the gas all together, **** i had to to it today at work with some starter fluid myself.

but check the basics.
Spark, Injector pulse, Fuel etc
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well when i spray it i floor it so it can get inside then when turning it over i depress it
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Is the fuel pump good?
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injectors could be plugged or stuck closed with shellac from the gas that was left in them.
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clogged fuel filter?

try spraying a lot of carb cleaner down the tb also

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re-check timing
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is there any way to see if they are getting gas into the cylinder? im use to workin on diesels.. lol sorry if i sound like an idiot
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meh, the best way is to get an injector pulse diode light and pug it into the injectors connector.
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Does it stumble and then die, or does it just do nothing? Does it even start with the starter fluid sprayed in the TB?
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no.. nothing.. im going to go over today and try other stuff.. o and i put new gas in it.. im going to triple check the wire since i have the acutual honda drawling to make the the wires are in the right place on the cap.
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take it to someone who knows what they are doing (friend or mechanic), its hard to help you without actually seeing and working on the car....
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