Ok..this started after i did an oil change (damn it). At first, I'm having trouble starting up the car after oil change (cranks, but won't start). then somehow i got it to run....and when i was on my way to e-town...the damn car was runnnig sluggish when i gas hard. I thought it was just a bad tank of gas..so whatever, it went away. Not until today...when I was driving...the damn thing started again. And it's getting worse where if I gas a little hard...the car goes to 0 rpm (like shutting down) and only way for me to move is gas slowly. Could it be the alternator? fuel pump? If you guys think it's alternator..where can I get 1st gen b16 alternator? or can I use usdm b16 alternator? thanks in advance.

Jeff-

 

main relay?

 

main relay? would that cost my car to run like crap when i gas it?

Jeff-

 

i doubt its the main relay. u should be getting codes. i had this problem when my vaccum lines were run all shitty and my TPS was on wrong. when i gassed it hard the car woulc actually die, and if i was easy on it it would drive.


[Modified by johnzm, 2:04 AM 10/7/2002]

 

well, i had the swap on for like 5 months now. never had any problem so would i have the problem now?

Jeff-

 

my car ran fine for like 5 hours of driving time, then it all went to ****. i didnt even try to trouble shoot it until i did the vaccum lines irhgt, adn when i did hte problem went away

 

I put my money on the fuel pump,i say its going south on you only other thing i think it could be,is the Ignitor inside the distributor.



[Modified by D-Man, 11:43 PM 10/6/2002]

 

this is what i'm thinking too. however, GEOFF just told me that it happened to his car and is most likely the ignitor. I got a spare one laying around and i'm gonna put it on and hopefully that solve the problem

Jeff-

 

ha,you read my mind as i was editing my previous post lol

 

now...my question is...how the heck i replace that since it's inside the distributor?

Jeff-

 

take the dizzy cap off ~ "good way to get inside."

 

there are instructions by me in this post
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=288776