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Hi Guys,

This past weekend I had a meeting about 250km's away from home.
It started on friday, I got stuck in traffic and my engine just started to idle @ 2500rpm

When I was at the meeting I had to drive to another field. Again the high rpm. When I parked it, and I wanted to start the car, it wouldn't.
After waiting half an hour it was oke and it started again.

Sundayafternoon I was about to drive home. Driven a small distance to a gas station, everything fine.
When I wanted to start the car after refilling, the thing would start anymore !!
Again, waiting half an hour, and it would start again.

After this I could just drive the remaining 230 km home.

Does this have anything to do with my iginition??:(

Btw it was about 86 degrees / 30 degrees

If it turned over (meaning the engine was cranking) but just wouldn't start, then I wouldn't think it was your ignition.
Did you pull the spark plugs at all to inspect them? May just need a tune up, or if there is oil in the spark plug wells, then you would need to replace the valve cover gaskets. I know when my valve covers were bad, I had oil in the spark plug wells, car wouldn't start unless I pulled the plugs and cleaned them off, or sometimes just letting it sit and trying again later worked.

The engine cranking has nothing to do with the ignition system, just the starter.

Plugs, wires, and gaskets are all less then 6 months old

I'd check your disty

I had problem on 88 civic that would not start after it has warmed up. Turned out to be distributor cap

umcamara wrote:The engine cranking has nothing to do with the ignition system, just the starter.

I agree, but on the other hand. A broken starten wouldn't cause my idle to go to 2500rpm

nightridergsr wrote:If it turned over (meaning the engine was cranking) but just wouldn't start, then I wouldn't think it was your ignition.

I was referring to this post White Finish.

This is just a gues and may not be right. I had a similar problem to this a few years ago, but my engine would also die (on rear ocations) when I was driving and put it in idle. It also wouldent start when warm. I found the problem to be a hole (or diconected, cant remember) vacum hose near the air filter (3 hoses).
But then again your problem seems to be alittle difrent, so it's just a gues.

Regards
Norwegian81

Thank you

I'll take a look at my bling bling pipes haha