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Old 09-30-2013, 10:26 AM
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put a new distributor on my 95 accord (2.2 4 cyl) and now its running sluggish when im in 1st gear. (its an automatic) what did i do wrong!
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Old 09-30-2013, 12:39 PM
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Your timing is probably off. Have you checked it to see if its within spec?
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I bet the timing is off. Get you a timing gun and check and adjust. I once changed my timing to 0 degrees not knowing and it ran ruggish. Changed it back to 12-15, all was well.
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its possible to put the distributor shaft 180 degrees off if you try to jam it into the cam
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yeah it was the timing belt, Car feels amazing now lol
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