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Sep 30, 2013 | 10:26 AM

bcintron95

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new distributor! but...

put a new distributor on my 95 accord (2.2 4 cyl) and now its running sluggish when im in 1st gear. (its an automatic) what did i do wrong!

Sep 30, 2013 | 12:39 PM

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Re: new distributor! but...

Your timing is probably off. Have you checked it to see if its within spec?

Sep 30, 2013 | 01:00 PM

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I bet the timing is off. Get you a timing gun and check and adjust. I once changed my timing to 0 degrees not knowing and it ran ruggish. Changed it back to 12-15, all was well.

Sep 30, 2013 | 02:13 PM

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its possible to put the distributor shaft 180 degrees off if you try to jam it into the cam

Sep 30, 2013 | 02:16 PM

bcintron95

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Re: new distributor! but...

yeah it was the timing belt, Car feels amazing now lol

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