hi i am new to this forum and i have a few questions i just bought a 91 honda civic hatchback and when i was driving it home i went from high to low gear and loosing speed what caused this to happen a few friends said it was the TOB (THrow Out Bearing) and so i went out and bought a hole new clutch kit so does this sound right.

please help i am new to honda and i converted from old school chevys to honda's now.

 

What exactly do you mean you went from a high gear to a low gear, from 5th to 1st?

If so you would definatly loose speed. 94

 

when i was driving on freeway and i was loosing speed but i was loosing speed and high gear then i was picking up speed and lower gear and so on there was no grinding or nothing

 

Its hard to tell what you're asking. Please try to write complete sentences so we can understand you better.

So are you saying that you were driving along like normal the car started to loose power? And you had to downshift to get up to speed again?

Is the check engine light coming on?

Also you can use this section for 88-91 Civic/CRX's: https://honda-tech.com/forums/forumd...daysprune=&f=3

 

yes correct and no check engine light came on sorry english sucks..

 

OIC, driving in 5th and loosing power will have absolutly nothing to do with the T/O bearing, [tell your friends not to quit their day jobs]

My guess is you have a fuel pressure problem, either fuel filter is clogged, [when was the last time it was changed] fuel pump is on it's way out, a problem, [common] with the PGM-FI Main Relay or possibly a wiring issue.

The other possibility is an ign., [spark] problem, both the coil and ICM can be effected by heat.

If the fuel filter is old, replace it, even if it is not the problem, it eliminates it as the problem and if old it needs to be replaced anyway.

To see if it is a fuel pressure problem you will eed to install a fuel pressure gauge that you can see when driving, so you can see what the pressure is when problem happens.

For spark, all you can do is pull the coil abd ICM ad test them, however they may still test good as they may not fail unless heated up under load.

Easy way is to install a known working coil/ICM or complete distributor, maybe borrow a friends with the same car/engine. 94

 

bc i had to get it towed to my house and when i started it i can put it in 1st gear but it wil not go i have preasure on the clutch and when release i get nothing....

 

so what do you think i should do then i am going to change the clutch this saturday....

 

Are you trying to say you think the clutch is slipping?

As in the the RPM's go up (tachometer) but your speed (mph) doesn't?

 

ok
1Q.will it turn over.
1A.yes
2Q.will it go into gear.
2A.No
3Q.Do i have pressure on the clutch.
3A.yes
4Q.when i release clutch will it move.
4A.No
5Q.pull e-brake and have it in 1st gear will it move.
5A.no and it will not go or stall..
and no engine light comes on
well i hope this helps.........

 

this is my first honda all i did was engine rebuild and nothing else i went from a chevy fan to a honda fan so there is a diff in size and parts and what you can do to them.

 

Sounds like the honey comb in the cat broke apart and is clogging the exhaust

 

what do you mean by that.....

 

Sounds like a clutch problem to me.

 

Never mind the cat....post #8-#10 didn't show up in my email.

(damn you android!)

 

o ok cool thats what i was thinking i bought a hole new set a week ago and putting it in this weekend i need my baby back up and running were u from Nor-cal here

 

This would be a good check

 

ok cool thank you guys.
and since its all stock wat can i swap it out with.
with less mods like were i can drop in and play...

 

What clutch did you go for?

 

brute power
but saving for a stage 2 clutch but i wanna swap but i dont wanna do alot for it but if i have to i will

 

OIC, not just a short "loss of power", you had to have it towed and now even though it starts and you can get it into gear, car will not move but RPMs do go up, now that does sound like a blown clutch. 94

 

yes thank you so much thank god i bought the clutch set i will post pics of my job when i start it this saturday

 

Good luck. Also, watch out for the "bitch pin." You'll know what I mean when you get to it. Tonight, soak everything you need to remove with wd-40 or equivalent. Things will move better for you this weekend if you do.




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thank you i sure will do that i will buy 2 bottels of that stuff right after work and soak the hell out of it.
Man she been sitting for almost a month now

 

what kind of bolt on can i add on to my stock motor and i can use on my next motor when i do a swap