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From: josh@gcc-opus.ARPA (Josh Littlefield)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: ATTN: 84/85 Honda Owners
Message-ID: <210@gcc-opus.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 10:46:09 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 10:46:09 1985
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In article <408@houxb.UUCP> kfb@houxb.UUCP (K.BRAND) writes:
>If you have a 1984 or 85 Honda and have trouble getting it
>started, particularly in cold weather, it may be a problem
>with your car.

Honda sent me a recall-type notice for my 84 Accord LX HB a couple of
weeks ago offering to analyze the car and fix the cold starting problem
if they feel one exists. My starting problem is a little different,
though. Has anyone else noticed this type of behavior?

My car starts like a dream in cold weather. I go out on a frosty morning
(say 10 deg.F) and just turn the key without touching the gas. Its
running in 3 secs. Wonderful, you say? Sure, as long as the engine's cold.
If the sucker's all warmed up and I stop for 10 minutes, its flooded
before I get in the car. The ONLY way I can start it is to treat it like
its flooded (cranking it with the pedal held down), and when it starts
it smells rather unpleasant.

I mentioned this to the dealer once when having something else fixed,
and they thought I was crazy. "Won't start when its WARM? HA! HA! You're
crazy!", they said. Of course they "checked it out and it was fine."

Now I think I know the fundamentals of starting cars enough to believe
this is more my car's fault than mine, but I'm open to suggestions. A
friend thought it might be a result of the CVCC design. I'm interested
in knowing if anyone else has experienced this, and *dying* to know if
there's a solution.
					Josh Littlefield

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