93 Accord stalls while driving on Highway

In article , " Mo Man" wrote:

> The car is 93 Accord with 5 speed standard trans. I've had the coil
> replaced twice during this time. The last time was 5 months ago so I'm
> kind of leaving that part out of the equation. The car seems to stall while
> driving on the highway for about 15 minutes or 15 miles. It will stutter
> real quick once or twice and then die. I'm able to push the clutch in and
> turn the key all the way off and then re-start it while still coasting
> unpowered.
> If I don't switch the key all the way off, it will not restart. Any ideas?
> Fuel pump? Since this happens 3/4 into my commute I'm unsure if it will do
> it
> again after 15 more minutes.
>
> Thanks for any responce
>
> Mike

I checked my Haynes Repair manual and it states the following information:
Engine Isssue #6 Engine Starts but Stops Immediately:
1. Loose or faulty electrical connections at distributor, coil or alternator.
2. Insufficient fuel reaaching the fuel injectors.
3. Vacuum leak at the gasket between the intake manifold and throttle body.

I could not find a listing for the exact problem that you are having. It's my
guess that #1 is the most likely cause of your problem. In addition, there
may be a "short" in the electrical wiring running to or from the
distributor, coil or alternator. Shorts are hard to locate since they can
only be found when the wire is shorted out at the time of the test. I
should also note that the distributor, coil or alternator may be
defective.
Jason

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" Mo Man" wrote in

> The car is 93 Accord with 5 speed standard trans. I've had the coil
> replaced twice during this time. The last time was 5 months ago so I'm
> kind of leaving that part out of the equation. The car seems to stall
> while driving on the highway for about 15 minutes or 15 miles. It will
> stutter real quick once or twice and then die. I'm able to push the
> clutch in and turn the key all the way off and then re-start it while
> still coasting unpowered.
> If I don't switch the key all the way off, it will not restart. Any
> ideas? Fuel pump? Since this happens 3/4 into my commute I'm unsure if
> it will do it
> again after 15 more minutes.
>



If the coil is truly good, then you have an igniter problem.



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Mo Man wrote:
>
> The car is 93 Accord with 5 speed standard trans. I've had the coil
> replaced twice during this time. The last time was 5 months ago so I'm
> kind of leaving that part out of the equation. The car seems to stall while
> driving on the highway for about 15 minutes or 15 miles. It will stutter
> real quick once or twice and then die. I'm able to push the clutch in and
> turn the key all the way off and then re-start it while still coasting
> unpowered.
> If I don't switch the key all the way off, it will not restart. Any ideas?
> Fuel pump? Since this happens 3/4 into my commute I'm unsure if it will do
> it
> again after 15 more minutes.
>
> Thanks for any responce
>
> Mike

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Could be somebody forgot to replace the heat-sink compound (just like on
a Pentium processor) on the backside of the ignitor and it's overheating
now that the weather is warmer.

'Curly'
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" Mo Man" wrote in message

> Mike,
>
> I replaced the ignitor and and took it out for a little ride around the
> block, about 20 miles, and it ran
> without stalling. However, I will need to take it for a couple of rides
> since there were days when it wouldn't
> stall out. But it is a good sign so far. The new ignitor was slightly
> different as it had its own heat sink attatched
> to it. I just added a few more lock washers to take up the extra space on
> the screws so that they wouldn't
> protrude out beyond the bottom of the heat sink. Also, when I opened the
> distributor cap to get at the ignitor,
> I noticed that there was oil inside the cap. Seems like the seal from the
> distributor and the engine head is
> leaking. This might have contributed to the problem also. Is this seal
> easy
> to fix?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>

The ignitor is a good suspect, if only because it is fairly inexpensive and
is about at the end of its life expectancy. (I don't know why they often
seem to fail after a decade or so, but that seems to be the track record.)
If the problem returns I would focus on the ignition switch, especially with
the lights not coming on until the switch was cycled. Now your ignitor
should last the rest of your car's life and won't strand you somewhere by
failing altogether.

I haven't had direct experience with the distributor failing, but others
have. I will leave that part to them.

Mike
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I'm having an almost identical problem with my 92 Honda Accord.

Except my dumby lights do come on. My Sport package S light blinks and after a few miles or more the Check Engine light comes on. And it also does sometimes while driving it.

Any help. Thanks, helibike.
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i have a 93 accord ex and it has a similar problem.
the check engine light comes on and the car dies, often while driving. i shut the car off and it usually hesitates to start back up but always does after a few minutes, i was wondering if u were able to fix your problem and what it was, anything helps, thanks.
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