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Civic takes a while to start then shuts down

Hi all great forum.
My 1990 honda civic shut off on me just as I stopped at an intersection. When I try to start, the engine tumbles for a little while, then finally starts rough, and as I start to accelerate it shuts off, its like its losing power. I changed the plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor and still the same.
Could it be the fule pump, filter or relay?? Please help anyone. Thank you.
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Re: Civic takes a while to start then shuts down

possibly low fuel pressure, maybe a clogged intake system or idle air valve/tb/fast idle thermo valve depending on what you have. idk, try cleaning out the intake system parts, then get a fuel gauge and check the pressure.
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Re: Civic takes a while to start then shuts down

EGR or PCV maybe?
just shootin ideas....
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Re: Civic takes a while to start then shuts down

Check the fuel pump relay
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85 % percent of the times whan your car starts doing this kind of crap is the fuel pump relay or the bypass valve .the fuel pump relay is in a very facking hidden god i hated it when it happened to me that relay is right behind the little handle that you use to open your hood and it will look kinda like this .
http://www.autozone.com/selectedZip,.../selectZip.htm so good luck hope you get it fixed .
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