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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by fbjunkie53
1988 Accord LXi, 209K. Starts fine in the morning, but starts to stall at stoplights after about 20min of city driving. Able to keep it running by holding brake and and throttle at same time. Works fine during open road driving. When I shut off the engine for a few minutes, it won't start unless I let it sit for a couple of hours.

When I first experienced this, I had a heavy smell of fuel when I tried to start the engine and found leaky fuel injectors. I replaced the injectors and the fuel smell went away, but it's still hard to start when warm. I have also replaced the fuel filter and the fuel relay that's behind the dash. Still no help.

Took it to a mechanic for diagnosis and he couldn't find anything wrong either.

I'm out of ideas. Help?????

My best guess is your catalytic converters are clogged. Get them checked at exhaust shop, with this many miles, its very possible. and yes this could make your car do that.
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