i have a b16 (from 99-00 SI) currently in my 1995 civic sedan. Right now the car does not want to stay running after it has been started.

It does not have an 02 sensor, but that has not kept it from running in the past.

When it does start it will not idle, it just dies, but you can keep it running by keeping your foot on the gas. I dont know where to go from here.

 

turn the dist a little bit and see if that will keep it idled.

 

pardon the ignorance but what is the "DIST" - are you talking about the distributor?

 

distributer...is there black smoke when you start it?

 

it starts just fine - it just wont idle once started, unless you keep the rpm's up with the gas peddal, it'll die

 

a buddy of mine had the exact same problem. it was his ecu, he switched it out and it idled fine, so try changing your ecu to see if itll help

 

unfortunately its not like i just have a bunch of extra ECU's laying around!!! Those things are slightly expensive

 

try adjusting the little 2.5 mm allen for the throttle stop to increase rpm. (temp fix)

 

oh jesus

 

I'd try turning up the idle a bit...it's a little thin nitch like a flathead screw (though not wide enough for a regular flathead to fit in), you can use a screw driver or mini flathead, just push and turn it to the left like half a turn, see if that does the trick.

Oh, btw, the idle screw is on the front of the throttle body (front being facing the intake arm, opposite the IM)

EDIT:
PS: After that I'd try putting an O2 sensor on...just see what happens...

 

i have an o2 sensor on order, im just waiting for it to come in - hopefully that'll solve my problems