H22ARunninHard

Okay i have 93' Civic body with a 95' H22A motor swap. It has problems starting and once it does get started no matter how much gas is given to it, it will slowly loose power and die out. If anyone has any advice or has a best guess id appreciate it.

Libertariat

Does it have the right ecu? Any cels?

H22ARunninHard

ya it has the original ecu, when i first got it, it ran fine it wasnt until like 3 days later i was driving and it just starting loosing power and died

Libertariat

Original as in original to the civic, or the prelude ecu?

H22ARunninHard

the prelude original

Libertariat

It could be so many things I don't know where to start.

It could be a vacuum line that came loose, timing, wiring, grounds, dead ecu, etc etc.

Think you can give a more detailed description?

H22ARunninHard

okay when u go to fire it up it cranks as if it wants to start but just doesnt have the push to roll over. now if you pump the gas as it is tryin some times that will be enough to get it started once running pretty much instantly if you dont have the pedal to the floor it just starts dropping rpms until it dies.

Libertariat

have you checked the fuel pressure?

Take it to autozone/napa and have them check the alternator/starter/battery and whatever else they'll test for free.

And you never said if you had any CEL's?

H22ARunninHard

no there arent any CELS. i appreciate the help

h22a1_julien

buddy of mine had the same problem...it was a ground the motor wasn't pullin anything....no CEL eather

so check eather a ground wire thats not properly mounted...

like he said it could be anything really..but my main guess is that

BlackoutVTi

I'm thinking you've got a tired fuel pump that's not keeping up pressure with how much the engine is consuming. Especially if its the original civic pump. That just put up a red flag for me when you said that the car turns over many times before start, and begins to lose power no matter what. My $.02

But grounds would be an easier/simpler thing to check first.

Probot

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlackoutVTi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm thinking you've got a tired fuel pump that's not keeping up pressure with how much the engine is consuming. Especially if its the original civic pump. That just put up a red flag for me when you said that the car turns over many times before start, and begins to lose power no matter what. My $.02

But grounds would be an easier/simpler thing to check first. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Mikey3000

i doubt its the fuel pump. my guess is bad ground too. do you hear the fuel pump prime?

Keeper1343

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by H22ARunninHard &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you dont have the pedal to the floor it just starts dropping rpms until it dies. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Just drive really really fast. There should no problem. HAHA

ekslammed

check the distrubutor and plugs and wires

stock99si

make sur eu have enough gas.