hi im new but had this account a bit but i bought my car like a half a year ago and i bought it from a guy that traded his teggy for it in the dark and had it for a week and sold it to me for cheap n not to be offensive or anything but the white guy who owned it b4 him half assed everything he glued the steering wheel on in n i almost died but on with the story its a 96 civic cx with a d16y7 with a y8 im, headers, full exhaust with stock catalac converter. the only thing i replaced was the alternator n a coolent pipe but the problem im facing is when i start the car i have to press the brake petal for couple mins or itll die and it will seem like its dying n shake like crazy n will take 15mins to warm up n has to warm up to drive or it will die while driving without you knowing until you press the gas n itll be hard to press n everytime at a red light or stop i clutch n the rpm will drop really low making it feel like dying n the lights will dim until the alternator will seem to catch it but when it warms up it seems to idle nicely n it drives nicely n strong but stinks like its running rich n will eat gas n coolent like crazy. any advice will be appreciated n i dont have money right now cuz of rent but when i do that will be first on the list thanx

 

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CEL codes?

Have cleaned the IACV and tried to adjust the idle speed?

 

On that note, also try to organize your post a little better, OP. What I see is a wall of text.

 

wow didn't get much from that post, OP re post if you can, but i wanna ask if this has the proper iacv setup?

 

Two periods in that entire post.

Do you have any CELs? Does the CEL work? You only have this problem during cold starts?

 

If the steering wheel was glued on why in the heck did you buy it?

 

He probably didn't realize it was glued on until after the purchase -- caveat emptor.

 

Sorry this was my first post ever on any forums.
Yes there is cel they are
P0113
P0135
P0141
P0453
P0450
The only ones i get r the o2 but the rest i can't seem to find in the engine bay n yes everything about the car was hidden didn't find out til later on

 

you said its eating gas and coolant ? and runs like A$$ on initial startup ?
have you checked the oil to see if the coolant is mixing ? potential head gasket leak ?
maybe the coolant is leaking into the pistons causing the engine to compensate and burn more gas ?
i'd search more into why your car is eating up coolant ... and that may solve all your issues

 

I would love to see pics of this.

 

I remember my first run-on sentence. LoL
OP, you said your throttle pedal is really hard and tends to stick. Have you tried cleaning your throttle body?
I would start there along with cleaning your IACV.