My CRX was doing the same thing as it aged, apparently due to a slow drop in fuel pressure at startup. The culprit was the fuel regulator and when I got the engine swap done, the "new" engine came with a nice aftermarket regulator and it starts half way down the first crank!
George '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 121k miles "Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD, next=dyno" -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nicholas Crego Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CRX: Hard Starting I've been having a hard time starting my 88Si lately. I was thinking it was the fuel pump, because when it's warm, it would always fire right up, and if cold, I'd turn the key on until the check engine light turned off, and it'd start up in a second or less. However, lately, that hasn't worked, and the car takes 5 seconds or so to catch, and then barely. When it's warm, it starts up quicker, but not instantly like it used to. I still figured that it's the pump, but I noticed today that I smell gas when it does fire up, so I'm thinking that it's not a lack of fuel! Any ideas on where to look first? ------------------ Nicholas Crego Yellow 88 CRX Si Commercial Instrument, Single and Multiengine Rated Pilot, Certificated Flight Instructor.
