it starts up for a second and then dies

1988 HONDA CRX
149,000 MILES
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VINNYZHOUSE
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It starts up and then shuts off like someone turned the key off. it will start and run sometimes for a while. its allmost like the throttle is not responding but when it starts up and runs for a little bit the throttle works perfect. it has plenty of fuel coming out of the fuel filter it seems like an electrical issue????? please help
Jul 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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You may have a faulty Crank or cam angle sensor or a tracking coil, scan for any fault codes, my first thought will be a faulty coil, as i have seen these do this before, ok cold then fail when they heat up and re start when it cools down, i would be checking this first.
Jul 23, 2013 at 5:12 PM