I have a 1995 Honda Accord that was running fine...until my mother put a small amount (apx a gallon) of gas from an old gas can that has sat around for probably a year. My car starts, but practically every time I stop and start again, or reduce speed to turn the car dies (or nearly dies). I have tried running the gas nearly all the way out and then re-fueling with new and a bottle of fuel injector cleaner, this has not done any good though. I am so desperate for any help I can get with this issue (my husband recently passed away and I literally don't know anybody to ask advice from and going to a mechanic right now isn't a possibility). Any help is greatly appreciated!

vacuum leak most likely

THE FUEL PRESSURE REQUIRED SHOULD BE 45PSI

what was wrong with the old motor? did you replace the spark plugs? are there any codes

Hi,
PLease check : - fuel pump for malfunction - fuel filter for clog up - coil for malfuntion - relay for damage

Make sure the air filter is clean. Have a diagnostic scan done to the engine to see if there are any trouble codes or issues that would reduce your gas mileage. You are getting around 11 or 12 miles to the gallon, which isn't very good. But, judging by the low amount of miles on the car, you apparently do all your driving in traffic, and short distances with a lot of stop and go. If you let the engine warm up for long periods of time, especially in cold weather, that will drop your mileage considerably. Letting a car warm up for 10 or 15 minutes in the winter gets you 0 miles per gallon for that amount of time. Add all these factors up, and figure in the poor quality of today's fuel, 12 miles per gallon is not too far off from what you should be getting. If you have the v6 engine, your mileage was probably around 15mpg when the car was new. Now if you were to take your car on a road trip where you could drive a long distance with the cruise control set on 65mph, you would probably get around 18mpg.

I had this happen in two other cars. It turned out I had to replace the heater coil. ( Looks like a very small radiator) often located under the front passenger floor or in/on the firewall under the hood. Hope this helps.

Hi
Try flushing the engine it could well be a small amount of dirt in one of the lifters. Wynns do a fantastic engine flush
Hope this helps Nick

could be the fuel pump ...you will need to do a fuel pressure test on it ..the pressure should be 63 anything lower even so much as a few lbs will cause this to happen ...as well if it sat that long i would consider a complete tune up and check all vacuum lines for dry-rot

Are you saying the car turns over (cranks) but it does not start? Or, the car is Not turning over?
If it is cranking over but not starting, and it ran fine before sitting for the year, it may be water/moisture in the gas. Try some dry gas, and/or Carb-fuel injection cleaner in your gas tank.

I guess that I am not sure what is wrong. Does it stall? Cut out? What do you mean "pat the gas?" Please clarify more so we have a better idea what is going on.