2004 Civic LX will not start unless pressing gas [solved]
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A month or two ago my civic would sometimes die when reversing after a cold start and now it will not start unless I press my foot on the gas pedal while trying to start it (this can be a lengthy process that takes a couple of attempts). It also has a rough idle and I will have to hold my foot on the gas pedal to make sure that it doesn't dip below 1k RPM and die (usually have to do this for 20-45 seconds). Fuel economy has also been bad. Does this seem like a spark plug issue? I am not very car inclined.
2004 Civic LX
164,000 miles
2004 Civic LX
164,000 miles
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DJ Fuze, Thank you. I did clean the throttle body the first thing I did. I checked my fuel injectors, and put heet in the tank in case I had some bad gas. I suspected the head gasket a couple weeks in advance, but I guess I was in denial. The cost of antifreeze is so high, I think I spent more on antifreeze than getting the head milled! Great videos on you tube on how to take the head off, I have done it twice now in the last 2 months!
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