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From: mdash@sftri.UUCP (M.D.Scheer)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Accord stalling
Message-ID: <293@sftri.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Jan-85 09:39:07 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  2 09:39:07 1985
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Our trusty 1980 Accord has developed a nasty and puzzling bug.

After ~30-40 minutes of highway driving (say 55 to 65 mph) it will start
to lose power.  Symptoms are characteristic of a fuel supply problem:
dead low-to-midrange throttle, etc.  The symptoms worsen if we continue
driving and, after another 10 or 15 minutes, the car will stall outright.
After sitting about 5 minutes though, we can drive off again, only to
repeat the cycle.

Two mechanics (at least one of which I have some faith in) have failed to
find anything wrong with the car.  The fuel pump is putting out good pressure;
there is no physical evidence of fuel contamination, but the lines have been
blown out and the fuel filter changed.  They also replaced the air filter,
checked the float levels, etc, and did some minor diddling of the CO adjustment.
The ignition system appears healthy.

These minor mechanical rituals are doubtlessly gratifying (and profitable) to
the mechanics; only trouble is, they haven't fixed the problem.

The car has 50k miles on it.  Any net.honda-wizards out there?