Help please!

[kir1]

Well the other morning when i started the car it was really chugging and there was a good bit of smoke coming out the exhaust. It felt like the car just couldnt get power but i drove on a few minutes and once it warmed up it was back to its perfect self. Happened again the next morning, same story......

Today though it only made it about 30 metres before cutting out, it wont start except on a push start and even then it jolts along for a small bit and cuts out if you slow down to a near stop. Naturally this all started just after i put her up for sale.

Any ideas? i was thinking bad fuel but then would it have worked the other days when it warmed up? im no mechanic so all i can do is guess and probably guess wrong!

Thanks

[C-Rex]

Distributor?? How much you got it up for sale man? And why

[kir1]

i have a mate, apprentice mechanic coming don soon to have a look. i have it up for 2900, i know its greedy but its suprising the cars im being offered for it. i have my eyes set firmly on that black Si on carzone....

[C-Rex]

Cool where you goin advertising it?

If its the distributor Ive one here anyway E50 with laeds and all

[kir1]

its on gumtree and adverts.ie, not on carzone yet
cool cheers man. he thinks it might be fuel pump, its not making any noise when the ignition is on.

[C-Rex]

Hmmmm Not really a great mechanic is he........


Its Carb theres no fuel pump[?]

[kir1]

haha is that not the thing under the back seat?
i dont have a whole lot of faith in him but i didnt think he was that bad!

[C-Rex]

No man thats the fuel level switch my guess would be distributor its a common problem in older hondas..

Seems like that to me anyway, try the leads plugs etc
Maybe better off do it on your own though

You have PM too[8D]

[kir1]

he said it was sparking ok-ish and it was just in the garage for a basic service the other day and they did the plugs...

pm replied

[C-Rex]

Are the plugs fine?
Try put tho old ones back in if you have em