Hello, I'm new to this forum. Thanks in advance for the help. I recently bought a 1997 Accord 4 cylinder. The car starts and runs awesome until you try to re-start it while the engine is still warm. Sometimes you have to wait 4 hours till it will re-start. I have replaced the Main Relay under the dash based on it being a possible cause. So I'm down to ignition coil and distributor? How does one test the distributor? Can a coil function when it is cold but not hot?

Thanks for the info

 

welcome to the forum. go to troubleshootmyvehicle.com it may help you to check what you need.

 

Thanks, I pulled of the distributor cap and it is in really bad condition. I'll start by replacing it.

 

Your starter relay my be bad,I have seen this problem before,when they get hot they seem to lose contact.

 

The engine turns over fine, just wouldn't start. I replaced the ignition switch today since it seemed to start better if you wiggled it around.