!!!!>>>> Help 88 CRX Si ECU Showing A Code 4 <<<<!!!!

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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Hey there fellow Honda-Tech friends! I have yet another problem with my Rex. I finally finished installing my new dizzy when i took it to school. On the way back home i was driving and my car suddenly lost power and my check engine light came on. I checked the ECU and it was showing a Code 4, Which means Crank Angle Sensor. My car will turn on and sound normal for about 3 seconds and then the RPM's will suddenly drop to about 500 or lower and it will sound like it is camming. If i try and give it gas it will just want to die. How can i fix this? Thanks again Honda-Tech!!


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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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Default Re: !!!!>>>> Help 88 CRX Si ECU Showing A Code 4 <<<<!!!! (i_VTEC)

Your crank angle sensor is in the distributor. Is the dizzy brand new? Check all the connections.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Yeah it was a refurbished one from Kragens. Where is that sensor located?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Inside the distributor. If you take the cap,ignitor,and coil off, you will see teeth on the dizzy shaft. The sensor counts the teeth on the shaft. Is it plugged in good?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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Ill have to check that in the morning. It's raining outside. But if so then what else is it? Defective dizzy maybe?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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either bad connection or bad dizzy.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Ill double check it and if so ill probably just get another one tomorrow or something, But is there anything i can do to fix this one?
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