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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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Default H22a Build Question- Bad Dizzy i think?

Car: 96 hb h22a swap

Problem: The car starts *with help from the gas peddle* but dont idle you can give it gas and it revs but as soon as you let off the gas it dies? could it be the distrib? well im throwing no codes xecpt 4 vtec but thats not wired up so its ok could it be iacv?
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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Default Re: H22a Build Question- Bad Dizzy i think? (98vtec)

i sawpped a h22 into my prelude s and it took me a month of messing with the iacv to get the damn thing to idle properly... royal pain in the ***
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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so do i completely eliminate the dizzy as the problem source?

btw lude forum = more help that ek forum
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:27 AM
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if it runs fine other than the idle, i would knock out the dizzy as the problem.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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wel come to think you have to pump the throttle to keep it running but as soon as it get up to opp temp you dont have to do that
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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You just answered your own question
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:55 AM
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I'd say the FITV could be messed up also, OP search for a thread I made about dealing with a bouncing idle, the same fixes should work for this car.
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