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    Apr 3, 2010, 02:55 PM
    My 1999 honda accord won't start.
    I just changed the plugs, wires, rotor, pcv valve, air filter. Before I changed all this, it was running rough with the check engine light on. When trying to start it now, it turns over erratically.
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    Apr 3, 2010, 03:24 PM

    . Check for codes.

    . Replace the Ignition Control Module (ICM) and coil, if the CEL comes on and goes off after two seconds, when the ignition switch is turned to ON (Position II):

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-t...tml#post265896
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    Apr 3, 2010, 08:05 PM

    Hey Monkey. Happy Easter. Sorry to crash your thread, but couldn't figure how to contact you directly after joining. 99 Accord V-6 LX. No engine troubles ever except an idle control valve failure; but that symptom was revving from 700 to 2500 rpm uncontrollably. Just last month at 181000 miles it sputtered after start at a stop light. Trending from 800 down to about 300 rpm. Went away. Then today after driving in 80 degrees with A/C on for half an hour I parked it. Tried to restart it twenty minutes later and it sputtered to a halt three straight times until I started it in neutral and gave it some gas. 2000 miles on a brand new cat but no check engine or O2 sensor problems. Any thoughts?
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    Apr 4, 2010, 05:52 AM

    Marcofan, try replacing the Ignition Control Module (ICM) and coil:

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-t...tml#post265896

    If the problem persists, replace the distributor housing (genuine Honda only). Install the new ICM in the new distributor housing.
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    Apr 4, 2010, 08:54 AM

    Thanks GreaseMonkey. Out of curiosity, do you think the ignition switch itself could be a problem? Dealer refused to do the following recall for me years ago because of an after market radio wired into the ignition: 1999 Honda Accord ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Recall at Automotive.com
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    Apr 4, 2010, 11:12 AM

    I don't believe, at this point, that the ignition switch is a problem.
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    Apr 4, 2010, 11:30 AM

    Thanks again!
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