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Wonky Idle Problem... 1991 Honda Accord

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Old 05-14-2010, 07:28 PM
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Hello guys, first time on the forum but this is really the first time i dont know where to start with this kind of problem. I appreciate all your help and yes, i did search to see if there was anything similar but could not find anything on the forum.. here goes..

While driving today my 1991 honda accord rpm's dropped to 0 but the car was still accelerating. Once i slowed down and came to a stop the idle was very rough and when accelerating the RPM needle was all over the place. Car would jerk while in a slower gear and i cannot stay in a slower gear for long. At times the needle would sit at 0 while going 100km per hour.

Finally made it home, let the car idle while i had a look under the hood, the car was idling very rough and stalled out.

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Old 05-14-2010, 07:46 PM
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Did the check engine light turn on?
 
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Old 05-15-2010, 09:01 AM
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No, and that's the kicker. No cel
 
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Old 05-15-2010, 12:38 PM
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You will have to determine if you have lack of spark or lack of fuel.

If you have a timing light, see if there is enough spark the flash the timing light.

Also, are your maintenance items up to date like the distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs?
 
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Car was given to me, i was told the distributor may need to be changed, also the plugs and wires had been changed for sure.
 
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