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Old 06-25-2010, 11:34 AM
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Hey what's up guys I got an 1989 honda civic lx.automatic I been havin her for about 3 months now she has 122,000 mils recelenty I was just driving to work and when I hit like around 40 to 50 mph I would see the RPM tach jump around and i could also feel the car hessiate to accelerate .it still accelerates but hesistates .new problem can anyone plzz help
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in a way i still feel like the powers all there but like maybe something is stuck somewhere causing it to hesitate already cleaned the fule injector using the fluid
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Check the distributor cap/rotor, tune it up.
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ima check that out tomorrow morning thanks ima change the spark plug ,wires and get a new distributor . if any one else has any sugestions plzz shoot em at me!
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Default Re: 89 civic lx acceleration hesitation and tach jumps! help!

Anyone? and ohh yeah another thing when ever the rpm meter is busy jumping around i can feel the car kinda jump or hesitates to accelerate with it

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Old 06-27-2010, 08:34 AM
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Default Re: 89 civic lx acceleration hesitation and tach jumps! help!

yes! please do ignition tune up (plugs, wires, cap, and rotor) and change your fuel filter and lmk how that works out, my rpm used to jump and it was shitty wires, but i recommend you change all that
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