What's wrong with my 1990 honda accord?

My car randomly turns off when I drive it sometimes it can run for 5 minutes while driving and other times it runs for a few feet and dies. When it dies it still has power the engine just shuts off

This can happen due to a multiple number of issues. A bad ground, a bad wire for the fuel pump circuit, a coil pack going bad, etc etc. There are many ways to check into what might be wrong, but the easiest, if not the cheapest, is to take your Accord to the dealership, and have them run diagnostics on it.

Any car will die when it doesn't get fuel or spark. You know you need a mechanic to troubleshoot the no start. Look on Craigslist for Mobile Mechanic. But if I was to guess the Main Relay or Ignition Switch would be suspect on a 25 year old car.

Low compression most likely. But it is a 90s Honda so try checking/replacing the distributor first.

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