hey everybody, im fairly new to crx's but not hondas. i bought an 1989 ls/vtec crx with a bad knock and rebuilt it. well, i just did the first start up yesterday. idle's PERFECT. revs up ok...

heres the problem: the car is idling perfect in neutral, i push the clutch in... still fine. i put it in reverse while still holding in the clutch and it bogs down and stalls. before i even hit the gas or let go of the clutch. could this be a tranny problem? vacuum? electrical problem? timing? im clueless as to what it is.

also, not sure if this is related... but when i did manage to get the car out of the driveway and down the road, when i hit the gas in any gear it sounds like its breaking up real bad and bogging. it even back fires a few times.

well any help would be appreciated

b16 head
ls bottom end
ls tranny

not the best pic ever but..

 

Maybe electrical, I was advised that it could be a sign of a failing alternator when I experienced this problem. My solution was to ignore it, and it promptly went away.

 

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Worse advice ever lol, those reverse lights must really strain the alternator.

 

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Worse advice ever lol, those reverse lights must really strain the alternator.

</TD></TR></TABLE>Who says I have reverse lights

 

Is your clutch adjusted up properly? When you have it in any gear and you start to let the clutch out where does it start to engage?

As for the stuttering poping problem, is your check engine light on? Is it burnt out? Check the ecu for codes, I bet something isn't wired up right.

 

i have a full pedal, it starts to engage almost immediately when i press it down.

how do you check for CEL's on OBD0?

 

Clutch engages when you press it down? Or when you start to let it out? Adjust up your clutch so it starts to engage about 2 1/2 - 3 inch's off the floor. The adjustment is on the clutch cable on the tranny, screw it in about 4-5 turns.

To check codes, pull up the pass. side carpet from under the dash, turn on the key and look into the little window for a blinking led. Count the flashs and search or post the numbers.

 

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Check my avatar STAT.

 

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Check my avatar STAT.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I see some 4wd goodness that I wish I had (for no other reason than to have it ), some JDM silliness which is of no use to me, and the quote refers to awesome, so I guess thats the one I want!

 

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I see some 4wd goodness that I wish I had (for no other reason than to have it ), some JDM silliness which is of no use to me, and the quote refers to awesome, so I guess thats the one I want!</TD></TR></TABLE>


LOL avatar not signature.

 

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LOL avatar not signature. </TD></TR></TABLE>DAMN IT!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by snowseeker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Clutch engages when you press it down? Or when you start to let it out? Adjust up your clutch so it starts to engage about 2 1/2 - 3 inch's off the floor. The adjustment is on the clutch cable on the tranny, screw it in about 4-5 turns.

To check codes, pull up the pass. side carpet from under the dash, turn on the key and look into the little window for a blinking led. Count the flashs and search or post the numbers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry i meant disengages.

anyways, i figured out the problem. turned out to be a der der der moment.

the car didnt even have a map sensor, the guy who had it before me must of taken it out before he sold it to me.

runs perfect now

 

The map sensor fixed the grinding reverse problem?

 

there was never any grinding

 

I see that now lol.