I have a 1991 Accord with a 5spd F20A SOHC motor that is having problems today. I woke up to take kids to school and car was dead. Car was not started for 5 days and my wife said that yesterday she heard the cooling fan running in the garage. Garage is heated to 55 degrees. So, I jumped the car and idle was fluctuating and car was running very "choppy". When I hit the gas, the engine sputtered and back fired through the throttle body. I left the car running for the 10-15 minutes that it took me to drop off kids in truck. When I came back, car was idling fine(@850rpms) and running smooth. I thought it was okay now. I turned it off after another 10 mins and went back inside. Now, I started it and went to work and everything seemed okay. When I went to go to lunch, battery was almost dead (laboring to turn over) so I let it run for a few minutes, then as I was about to pull off, I turned on the lights and the tach dropped to "0" like the car stalled but it was still running. When I hit the gas it was sputtering and back firing. I turned the lights off and the tach went back to normal. I turned the heat on and the tach went back to "0". Hopefully I will be able to limp the car the
6 miles to get home without getting pulled over for no head lights.Any input is greatly appreciated.