Please help!!!!

Helloi am trying to figgure out a car problem for one of my friends. she has
a 88 honda accord auto trans, and it has a carburator. after readding all of
the other stories, none of them are like mine. The problem is stalling. The
car starts up fine but the belts squeek. If you let it idle the rpm needle
goes below 1000rpms and then goes straight down to 0 rpms and the engine cuts
off. When driving at low speeds (20-30mph) if i let off the gas like at a
sop sign or light the rpm will go to 0 and the car will stall. When that
happens i put it in netural and start it will im still going. It will start
up no problem after it stalls. Its kind of embarassing that the car has to be
started every time it slows down. Any help will be appriciated. Thanks....


--------------------------------------------------- Eric

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Tighten or replace. If the noise stays, you have a timing belt or A/C
tensioner/idler bearing going bad and need of immediate attention.

Most likely problem is dirt in the idle jets. If so, your carb needs a bit
of a cleaning.

As a temporary workaround, crack the gas open just a bit with your foot (so
it idles at 1,000 rpm or so) as you brake to a stop, then hold your foot on
the gas to keep it alive. This is an iffy proposition though, since you'd
have to brake with your untrained LEFT foot.

 

Could also be a vacuum leak...

But first, listen around under the hood for any kind of a whistling sound, or a
hissing like spraying a can of WD-40 or compressed air. If you do notice such a
sound, try to locate it, and either plug it with a finger, or squeeze off the
hose it's coming from (gently) with a pair of pliers, and see if the idle
smooths out.

 

Good point. I wonder if the PGM-CARB system would be too slow to compensate
for a vacuum leak. If so, that could be a possibility.

FI systems recover quickly from air leaks and tend to elevate or fluctuate
the idle.

 

Trust me, third-gen Accord carbs are REALLY sensitive to vacuum leaks

 

Check out the fuel shutoff solenoid, part 30 in the linked diagram. It
blocks the idle air passage when deactivated. Failure of that part caused
similar problems for me with my 86 accord.

http://tinyurl.com/fy4ts


http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=Accord&catcgry2=1988&catcgry3=4DR+DX&catcgry4=KA4AT&catcgry5=CARBURETOR

 

my car stalled like that and it had a bad coil