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Old 01-05-2013, 07:39 PM
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What are the Symptoms of a bad Main fuel Relay ?

90 accord starts & runs fine till it Warms up then starts cutting out But never dies !

Also there is no Codes Stored
 
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Old 01-05-2013, 08:14 PM
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You don't have the symptoms of a bad main relay. If the main relay was not working, the fuel pump would not get power and the engine would not run.
 
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Old 01-06-2013, 12:11 AM
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We cant exactly rule out the main relay, you can test it if you would like to
Testing a Honda Main Relay - Honda Main Relay Test - How To Test a Main Relay

Its just more likely that you have a bad ignition coil..
 
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Old 01-06-2013, 03:08 AM
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A relay going bad can cause your car to stall out during longer drives. Cranking won't restart it until it has cooled enough. People some times misdiagnose this as faulty fuel pump or bad dizzy though.

What is going on with your car?
 
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Old 01-06-2013, 12:30 PM
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It seems that Honda main relay problems will "USUALLY" not stall a running engine. They show up when starting the engine. But I can't really explain a reason for that, it's just the conventional story with Hondas. So you can't really rule out a problem with the main relay, but it doesn't fit perfectly.
 
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Old 01-06-2013, 07:06 PM
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Thanks for all the replys everyone im thinking its the Distributor ..
 
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