the tach started jumping around today sometimes...
considering i swaped to a sir cluster i thought maybe that was the problem....Nope..
Driving i noticed the car start to kinda lose power when the tach was jumping..
then all of a sudden car died on the highway and tach just went to 0...
thank god I have free towing lolz...
NO spark..
rotor is turning...
smell some smoke from distributor and... there white stuff all over inside of it... like the sparks been jumping...
Ive heard it could be the ignitor...
i have an 91 crx si distributor I can use the ignitor off that ive heard

 

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I'm 99% sure it's igniter.

And you can swap any OBD-0 igniter in for it (not sure about B-series however)

Change the igniter STAT......and update the thread when you figured it out for sure

 

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Replace the ignitor. They are known to go on the 88-91 civic/crx.

 

ok i replaced the ignitor wit my crx si dizzy ignitor and it was running fine... then i went for a long drive wit my dad to check it out and...
and the rpms jumped again
and it started jumping the tach that is... and seemed like the same problem all over....
Any ideas need and greatly appriciated

 

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Well we're pretty sure the problem is in the distributor, with it smoking and all. I assume it's tightened down well? Plug wires and connections all secure?

I've had a bearing seize in the distributor.....well not seize but stick really bad. It got so hot it melted the rotor and burnt the coil up. Maybe you're just suffering from a bad dizzy. At this point, if I were you, I'd pony up the cash for a new one if you can't wait to find a used one locally.

And look on the bright side........any money you spend troubleshooting is like free parts because some jackass "professional" would charge you more than that just in labor

Actually I guess the best advice would be to follow the service manual's diagnostic check of the ignition system, using an ohmmeter. Personally I hate doing that and I'd rather just buy the most likely culprit parts

 

What car is this?

 

im a mechanic and so is my dad but i wont take offence to the comment lolz...
well ya i check the resistances and everything and there all pretty much within specs...
my ignitor wires were kinda loose... so i tighten then up.. changed the cap and rotor and ill let you guys know what happens to day lol k

 

ok i replaced the cap and rotor now and it seems to be fine but i failed emmissions on CO .. i passed the practice test with .42 out of an allowed .44 but then actual test failed with 1.60

 

I had the same problem with my crx. Switched out distributor and problem hasn't came back... knock on wood.

 

well also the fact the thermostat ground was bad lolz that didnt help as well as loose wires to the ignitor

 

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its fixed?