Why will car not start until after repeated attempts

1992 HONDA PRELUDE
164,000 MILES
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STEVEYINGLING651
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engine cranks but will not start. After repeated attempts car finally starts. Replaced starter, plugs & wires, distributor cap and rotor and charged battery. This caused some improvement in starting performance but still need repeated long cranks before engine starts.
Sep 5, 2011 at 2:13 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Check fuel pressure on start up, if EFI check for injection pulse and get the coolant temp sensor checked as it may be giving a wrong signal for cold start up.
Sep 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM
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KHLOW2008
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One of the most common causes of non starting or erratic starting patterns is a faulty PGFM-FI main relay for the year model. Remove the relay and resoldering the circuit board joints should solve the problem if that is the cause.
Sep 5, 2011 at 3:39 PM
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