What sould i do about my 1988 honda civic not starting up when the fuel guage is not working. but when it does work the car starts up and runs fine>

Hi,

Actually I need more detail about your honda civic. I your green key light flashed and the will not start. the problem is usually on fuel pump for honda civic 1999- 2003. What year is your car?.
To make your car enable running, just turn on your key ( BUT don not start) , wait for moment until your fuel is primed and light goes Off, then start your car. It should be work.

Regards

Hi, this sounds like a loose wire or connector. I recommend you pull the PGM-FI relay up out of it's socket and check to make sure the terminals underneath are not pushed in and fit snug onto the relay blades.

if the light is on, go to auto-zone etc. to have the problem code read. for free of charge, they will scan it with a OBDII scanner. theres a few possibilitys it can be. get it scanned as long as check engine light is on. good-day !

Sounds like your fuel pump relay is going bad. On most honda models this is located under the dash on the driver's side of the car. If the relay is okay, then the next step would be to replace the iginition switch. On my 1988 Honda it would not start up after I shut it off and went into the store and came back out. My brother's Honda would just shut down when turning a corner or changing lanes. After changing his fuel pump and fuel filter, we changed the ignition switch and that solved the problem. If I were you I would change the ignition switch.

The fuel pump relay is burried under the dash. The new one will help you find the old one. It is bigger than e regular relay.
It is on the drivers side Ithink.
If you don't hear the pump when you turn the key it will never start. All of those relays fail because these cars outlast them.

This is indicative of the FUEL LEVEL Sending Unit and it is Incorperated With Fuel Pump Thus Requires Pump Replacment

this may be 2 seperate problems, fuel guage issue may be the fuel guage sending unit, the temp guage may be a stuck open thermostat. Have the engine temp checked after driving at least 5 miles, does the gas guage ever move around even a little, if so it is the fuel gauge sending unit in the tank.

Sounds like the fuel pump may be going out. I'd have it checked.

i had the same prblem with my 88 honda civic i found out that honda recalled the distributor for that year because the ecu or ecm inside the distributor burns out faster thn normal hope this helps

it could be out of time
or it could be the fuel pump relay
check all of ur basics first tho always check the simplest things first