are our distributors prone to dying?
03-19-2004, 08:44 AM
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are our distributors prone to dying?
95 civic ex, manual - stock.
i've been hearing that our distributors like to die on us, sometimes in the middle of the highway. is this true?
since i regularly make 200+ mile trips, should i maybe buy a second distributor and stash it in my trunk, just in case?
i've been hearing that our distributors like to die on us, sometimes in the middle of the highway. is this true?
since i regularly make 200+ mile trips, should i maybe buy a second distributor and stash it in my trunk, just in case?
03-19-2004, 09:32 AM
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I have close to 115k on a boosted motor and have had no problems with mine. Just change your rotor/cap when you're supossed to and you should be fine.
03-19-2004, 06:58 PM
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (serious)
Honda ignitors often go bad. I had to replace mine a few times with my old car with various motors.
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (rodrez)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rodrez »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Honda ignitors often go bad. I had to replace mine a few times with my old car with various motors. </TD></TR></TABLE>
true that, my ignitor just went a couple weeks ago at 99k, although the distributor was from a junkyard, don't know the mileage.
true that, my ignitor just went a couple weeks ago at 99k, although the distributor was from a junkyard, don't know the mileage.
03-19-2004, 07:49 PM
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (tominos)
Replaced mine twice in 2 years, but that was with the ls swap. IMO the single cams have a bit more life to em.
03-22-2004, 02:52 PM
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (EG2 SiR)
My distributor died and messed everything up. I jumped a tooth so that had to be fixed. For future reference if your distributor goes triple check your timing.
03-22-2004, 05:54 PM
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (Jdmbsixteen)
I have had two ignition coils go out. 
One on my single cam and one on my gsr. I also was with a friend once and his single cam distributer failed on us leaving us stranded. 
One on my single cam and one on my gsr. I also was with a friend once and his single cam distributer failed on us leaving us stranded.
03-22-2004, 06:39 PM
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (rodrez)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rodrez »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Honda ignitors often go bad. I had to replace mine a few times with my old car with various motors. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Very True
Very True
03-22-2004, 08:35 PM
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (01PYTypeR#1140)
my bro-inlaws brother's gf(i know, very long) has a 92? dx that has 30K on it. no BS. my car is out of commission so im borrowing it right now and the dizzy died on me! hella mad.
it wasnt just the igniter(i've had plenty of igniter problems before). at first i thought it was that, but when my buddy brought my gsr dizyy hoping to swap the igniter, the whole shaft of the DX dizzy was fucked! couldnt believe it... keep in mind i was 30 plus mile away from home!
it wasnt just the igniter(i've had plenty of igniter problems before). at first i thought it was that, but when my buddy brought my gsr dizyy hoping to swap the igniter, the whole shaft of the DX dizzy was fucked! couldnt believe it... keep in mind i was 30 plus mile away from home!
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Re: are our distributors prone to dying? (serious)
i went on a 600 mile road trip this weekend with a bad cap and rotor, everything was perfectly fine other than getting bad gas mileage.
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