1989 Honda Prelude car won't start

1989 HONDA PRELUDE
182,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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ANNA11
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I have changed the distributor cap, plugs, wires, pressure regulator and fuel pump. Car still will no start. For 2 weeks the car would not start sometimes, later in the day I would come back and it would start. Now the car will not start at all. Sometimes it will start for a minute backfire and cut off, most of the time it will not start. What is the problem, could it be the computer?
Nov 3, 2008 at 11:38 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi ANNA11, I believe the fault lies with the PGM-FI main relay. It is known to fail intermittently.


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Nov 27, 2008 at 3:10 PM
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