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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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aiite guys i kno i asked this already but its still trippin.. my 88 crx dx w/ sohc vtec is trippin.. when im driving b4 it would hella bogg out n rpm is bouncin around goin crazy like theres a short or something... everyone told me is the distributor... so i got another dizzy changed it, changed my tps, n cleaned my o2 sensor... n then i reseted my ecu... k everything was koo for 4 days straight driving... i took it pretty far around the whole city... it was koo.. boggin stop rpm wasnt goin crazy... now the other day the rpm is started bouncing again.. so what do u think it is??? can someone help me out thanks....
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 01:40 PM
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Check all of your grounds, make sure they are all in good condition, and that they are all nice and secure.
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Redline130 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check all of your grounds, make sure they are all in good condition, and that they are all nice and secure.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i already did still doin the same... do u think the wirin on the back of my tach may cause it maybe its loose or something???
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Usually a bouncy tach is due to a bad connection on the ignitor.
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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Redline130 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Usually a bouncy tach is due to a bad connection on the ignitor. </TD></TR></TABLE>


on the ignitor itself... so should i open up the dizzy n check the inside wirin connected on the ignitor??? yes? or no??
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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Yes, take off the distributor cap and visually inspect inside.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Redline130 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, take off the distributor cap and visually inspect inside.</TD></TR></TABLE>

aiite done...everything is clean no sliced wires... no corrosion...but i found one mistake... the ground on the thermostat housin was loose..hope that'll work... u think?thanks again 4 ur help
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by islandracer7o2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

aiite done...everything is clean no sliced wires... no corrosion...but i found one mistake... the ground on the thermostat housin was loose..hope that'll work... u think?thanks again 4 ur help</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, that could be the culprit. I thought you said you checked all your grounds?
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