ok so the car is a 98 civic lx with a d16y7. i just replaced the head gasket and its runs very smooth but it doesnt drive. and what i mean by that is that the car will move under its own power (its an automatic) but as soon as i give it some gas it will bog down really bad. if i kept my foot on the pedal it would stall out. also it will let u use the gas very small amount until 2k rpm and then the car will start to buck unless i put my foot under the pedal and pull it so it can stop any tips help. and before anyone asks there are no lights being shown on the dash.

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Sounds like you didn't put it back together correctly. Did you double check all the connections?

 

yeah all the connections are in the right spot only 4 plugs got disconnected not counting the ones for the injectors

 

Is the timing correct?

 

yeah it should be i didnt mess with it

 

anytime you take the head off, you need to redo... or at least check the timing

 

well i cant check the timing i dnt have a timing light

 

 

so all i have to do is make sure that the belt is aligned with tdc on the cam and crank?

 

yes, the distributor time should still be right

 

yeah i didnt mess with the dizzy when i took off the ead its still in the same position

 

map and tps plugs switched around?

 

idk maybe which are which honestly i dont know what they look like and yeah that probably makes me sounds like i dunno what im doing lol

 

It kinda does, yes.

 

LMFAO i had them switched around i looked and i got it thanks a lot yall much appriciated

 

lol..wow^...the bottom pulley where the a/c and alternator belts go is the crankshaft pulley and the top gear is the camshaft pulley...just make sure the top cam is at tdc and the bottom pulley is aligned to where its supposed to..then u put the belt on..simple huh?

 

I think he meant the MAP and TPS connector plugs.

 

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