Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

car slows down alot when letting off the gas...

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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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Default car slows down alot when letting off the gas...

its like the brakes are dragging. even when im going down a hill it does it. the rear brake cylinders were sticking so i changed them. replaced front callipers. the car sat around for awhile im guessing before i got it. anything else that could be causing this?
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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does it happen when youre in neutral?
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:47 AM
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are you driving with the e brake up??
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 03:11 AM
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no i am not driving with the ebrake up.. ill check about the nutral thing today
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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yes it does still slow down when in neutral
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Default Re: car slows down alot when letting off the gas...

My brothers cars had a similar problem. It sat for a while and when he drove it, it slowed down fast and accelerated slower. Turns out the e-brake was stuck even though the handle was down.
salting roads and coldness
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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Default Re: car slows down alot when letting off the gas...

Originally Posted by xide_12
My brothers cars had a similar problem. It sat for a while and when he drove it, it slowed down fast and accelerated slower. Turns out the e-brake was stuck even though the handle was down.
salting roads and coldness
im from PA, ill have to check everything over when the weather clears
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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check to see if its frozen. specially if it wasn't used before it was just sitting there. ebrake cords aren't well known to do it but it happens often. mine snapped on my other car and while driving they finally broke. it is not a fun thing to have to go through.
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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what can i do to tell?
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