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Old 11-06-2008, 07:31 PM
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when i cold start my car...the rpm gauge goes up and quickly goes back down to zero and my car simply dies...the problem keeps occurring constantly unless i keep my foot on the gas pedal...or til the engine is warm up but still it keeps idling at 500 rpm only...iwhen i turn on the headlights..the engine seems as if its gonna die off and when i turn off the lights...the idling barely climbs back up to 500 rpm...what is the cause of this? how do i diagnose this problem... i have a 1998 hatchback with a b18b1 motorand im using a b16 tranny...
Old 11-06-2008, 07:39 PM
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Welcome to the board!!

try checking ur TPS voltage to see if it's in the correct position. it has to be about .5v on close throttle and about 4.5v on wot....
Old 11-06-2008, 07:50 PM
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the thing is the distributor that came with the car when i bought it is a dx distributor..do yoiu think if that's the problem? should i get a ls distributor?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by COBRA_ROCKS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the thing is the distributor that came with the car when i bought it is a dx distributor..do yoiu think if that's the problem? should i get a ls distributor?</TD></TR></TABLE>

what the PHO?? A dx dizzy on an LS head? first time ive herd of that! must Be one ghetto swap u got there! Yes i would deffinately change the distributor out to a LS one. BTW i have an OBD2 LS distributor for sale PM me for more info.
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timing not happening where it should will absolutely cause this condition. how many degrees BTDC are you getting spark?
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how much you want for the obd2 distributor?
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