1991 Integra Selenoid? Loose Wire? Starter? Which is it?!

here are the symptoms.. can anyone help?!
-some days it starts fine and has nothing to do with the weather.
-after it's been started and i drive around for a while.. i can stop and leave it off and parked for hours and come back and it starts fine.. it's just when i leave it over night.
-lately the engine turns to start but it doesn't turn over unless i crank it for a good few minutes.. then it seems to catch. other days it starts fine.
-i got new keys.. the ignition switch is tight to the key.. and it has a new battery.
-also i should note when it starts up.. sitting at idle its at 15,000 rpms.. then gradually gets down below 10,0000.

could it be a loose selenoid connection or something more serious? are these symtoms of something else?? HELP!!! I LOVE MY INTEGRA and want it to survive.

redjacket69 wrote in


> here are the symptoms.. can anyone help?!
> -some days it starts fine and has nothing to do with the weather.
> -after it’s been started and i drive around for a while.. i can stop
> and leave it off and parked for hours and come back and it starts
> fine.. it’s just when i leave it over night.
> -lately the engine turns to start but it doesn’t turn over unless i
> crank it for a good few minutes.. then it seems to catch. other days
> it starts fine.
> -i got new keys.. the ignition switch is tight to the key.. and it has
> a new battery.
> -also i should note when it starts up.. sitting at idle its at 15,000
> rpms.. then gradually gets down below 10,0000.


15 -thousand- rpm is a bit over the redline.
(I know you meant 1500 rpm and 1000 rpm.)

>
> could it be a loose selenoid connection or something more serious?
> are these symtoms of something else?? HELP!!! I LOVE MY INTEGRA
> and want it to survive.
>

Main relay with cracked solder joints. A common Honda/Acura problem.
Tegger's website has great data on this problem and how to fix it.
Google will give you Tegger's URL,and turn up a few other sites,too,if you
search 'Integra main relay'.

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