Honda Accord Forum - Honda Accord Enthusiast Forums

Honda Accord Forum - Honda Accord Enthusiast Forums (https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/forum/)
-   General Tech Help (https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/forum/general-tech-help-7/)
-   -   starting (https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/forum/general-tech-help-7/starting-39289/)

big B 04-04-2011 11:13 PM

starting
 
hi my name is brian and im new so i just have a question. So i have an 87 accord and when i start it i have to hap the gas or it will keep turning over does any one have any ideas wat i can do ??? by the way its got a carb

JimBlake 04-05-2011 07:09 AM

You mean tap on the gas pedal? Seems like that's not unusual for carburators. Not sure I understand exactly what it's doing.

big B 04-05-2011 10:07 AM

Ya I was talking about the gas pedal. So when I'm turning it over it won't fire till I tap the gas once is that normal for a carbarated engine . I normaly work with fuel injection

crispin 04-05-2011 10:27 AM

Its an 87 - that sounds fine to me.

JimBlake 04-05-2011 11:18 AM

Yeah, I grew up in the dark ages with carburators (just didn't own Hondas). You always had to pump the gas pedal once so the accelerator pump squirted a bit of fuel down into the manifold.

When fuel injection came along, suddenly the instructions were very strange: "turn the key without stepping on the accelerator pedal".


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:38 AM.


© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands