Originally Posted By: Quest
No offense to those who has contributed trying to help.
Fact is, 82 Accord is a carb'ed, 1.8L engine which, if memory serves, comes in 4 different flavours sold in NA, including the tightly emissioned Cali spec.
the Keihin carb itself may have become problematic over the years, but don't discount the possibility of vacuum leaks.
You'll definitely need to either (a) find a mech who is capable of dealing with these kinds of carbs, or able to trace all the vacuum lines and thermo-vacuum motors for you; (b) you'll need to find a mitchell service manual for your specific model to trace all the vacuum lines, and determine the thermo-vacuum motor opening/closing spec.
More so: you may have to consider pulling the carb and rebuild it if deemed necessary.
The last time I touched on one of these 81~82 Accord carbs was around 1991, so my memory is very, very vague now.
Good luck. Don't spend too much time on those that talks about EFI or similar, for they are not relevant to your engine.
Q.
It's a 4 door. I do the PickNPull (salvage yard) thing. I actually find it fun, and somewhat sad, to walk the aisles and see all the old cars in their last hours of existence.