I need some advice. My 92 civic lx auto, that im gettin back on the road is giving me a headache.

Usually she starts up without a problem. Sometimes shes slow to start. But occasionally the CEL doesnt go off like it should and the car wont start she just keeps cranking. Today i found out she doesnt send gas while shes having that problem.

The CEL stays on while its cranking. But when i hook up a jumper wire to check the CEL the light doesnt blink. I got aggravated at that today and unhooked the jumper and just sat there with the key in II position. When all of a sudden i heard a click sound from the fuse area and the CEL went off and the fuel pump kicked on. So i turned the key and she fired right up like nothing ever happened.

What should I be looking at here?

 

Check the main relay, they are a common problem on these cars, a lot of the time a solder joint goes bad, and it only works intermitently

 

im going to do that today can you tell me exactly what im soldering on the main relay? take it apart? or the wiring harness?

 

i dont know exactly where it could have failed, but the easyest thing would be to swap out a good one and see if that solves your problem, if you cant to that, open it up, and look for any poor solder connections.