It starts up for a second and then dies

Tiny
VINNYZHOUSE
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  • 1988 HONDA CRX
  • 149,000 MILES
It starts up and then shuts off like someone turned the key off. It will start and run sometimes for a while. Its allmost like the throttle is not responding but when it starts up and runs for a little bit the throttle works perfect. It has plenty of fuel coming out of the fuel filter it seems like an electrical issue? Please help
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 AT 2:00 PM

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Tiny
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You may have a faulty Crank or cam angle sensor or a tracking coil, scan for any fault codes, my first thought will be a faulty coil, as I have seen these do this before, ok cold then fail when they heat up and re start when it cools down, I would be checking this first.
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 AT 5:12 PM

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