1988 Honda Accord shut off

Hi polar313,

Are you able to restart the second time?

Dose the engine run ok when it is cold?

yea the engine runs fine when its cold and even when its hot. the only weird things are that it smoke a little and my exaust is knocked lose so it rattles when its in gear or after the car comes down from revving. i was thinking that the exaust wasnt escaping the engine fast enough after i floored it and shut off due to that.

Clogged exhaust can cause the problem but poor idling system would do so likewise.

Is this a carburetted or injected model?

its the injected model and it idles kind of rough but it only idles rough after revs

Seems the idling system is not working correctly.

Get the throttle body and IAC cleaned and readjust the idling speed.

Sorry dude but your going to have to try to explain that a little more because I know absolutly nothing about this car.

The throttle body is the part attached to the intake manifold immediately after air intake hose.

The IAC is the part on front upper part of intake manifold with 2 coolant hoses and a 2-wire connector.

If any or both of these are dirty inside, they would cause erratic idling in instances of the AC cutting in or when decelerating after revving the engine.

These items tends to get dirty over time and affect the idling.

Remove the intake hoses and spray some carb cleaner into the throttle body and with the aid of a rag, scrub the internal part clean. The throttle plate has to be opened to clear the area surrounding the resting position of the throttle plate.

With throttle plate closed, you would see 2 ports inside the throttle body, spray some carb cleaner into them and let it soak for a while.

If you spray in a lot of cleaner, wait for at least 1/2 an hour before attempting to start. Initial starting after using carb cleaner would be difficult and might run rough briefly.

Remove the idle adjust screw and clean it. spray carb cleaner into the screw port to clean it.

With engine running, spray some cleaner into the ports to clean the IAC and FITV. You would need to feather the throttle slightly to prevent stalling, which would occur due to the carb cleaner causing a rich condition.

Does it work the same on the injected models?

Carb cleaner is a applicable for carburetted or injected models.

It is a term used for cleaners used to clear dirt accumulation in intake systems.

Oh ok I'm going to try it once I get paid