Hi all. I am new and this is my first post. I have a 91 Accord LX. I just changed the clutch. The car ran great before. It did sit for 3 weeks while waiting for the clutch replacement. When I started it after the clutch, it started fine and even drove fine for about 1/4 mile. I stopped to get some PS fluid, and when I started it back up, it began stutter and backfiring. I have checked and rechecked everything I disconnected, and all the vacuum hoses. Am I missing something? Thanks

 

spark plugs. wire. cap rotor. fuel filter etc.

 

Gas gone bad? If the tank was mostly empty it may have had condensation and the fuel may be water logged in those three weeks. At some dry gas and get a fresh fill-up.

 

tha nm s for the suggestions. I did find the problem. the speed sensor cable was not all the way pushed in. runs fine now. but I do have another issue. it now pulls to the left. it did not before. is it possible that the right side stabilizer could be up side down? I put it back on how it lookex like it should go but it could be wrong. could that cause it to pull? thanks again for your help

 

are the bushings still on it? might need an alignment. you must of took of the axles and etc to change the clutch right? did you take off suspension components?

 

I only removed the things the book said to. I removed the right side axel, the steering joint and the lower ball joint. plus the stabilizer. but I was thinking that I may have put the stabilizer back on upside down. but yes the bushings. are all back on

 

yup you need an alignment anytime you take off or loosen suspension components its best to get an alignment as you threw it all off.

 

there is no way to put it upside down it has one curve in the middle that goes over the exhaust

 

ok. thanks I just wanted to make sure I didnt have it on up side down before I took it in

 

dirty harry alignment goodluck. most of the time i do this it ends up off by like 1-2 degrees its not perfect but it will make you run straight. that is if the car has never been in a accident

 

It should curve down

 

I will check in the morning. But I think it curves up. From the front of the car to the steering knuckle. Can this cause it to pull? It pulls left.

 

I said it wrong ... It curves down then up

 

I think I have it curving up then down. I will check that in the morning. Hope that is the cause of the pull. The steering rods were not adjusted. Just the ball joints popped off and put back on. Thank you for your help.

 

it should be facing this way. i think it would be impossible to put the other way. no way it would go on backwards. i think the only way would be if the exhaust wasn't in the way.... if it was backwards you would have a hard time as the middle bend would be hitting the exhaust or at least it looks like it would hit with the curve in the middle facing down

 

Exactly what part of the exhaust would it be hitting ?

 

i said i think. or the curve would end up on the bottom side of the catalytic converter???? not the same car. but same concept. you don't think upside down it would hit anything? i just can't picture it lol. i got to replace my endlinks today so ill see if its possible to flip it and still install it correct

 

Thats not the part I was talking about. That is the sway bar right? I am talking about what I thought was called a stabilizer. It is threaded on one end, and uses rubber bushings to the front crossmember, and then has 2 bolts that hold it to the "wichbone" under the axel. That is what I think was upside down. I flipped it this morning, but I didnt have time to use a string and check the alignment. But when I just drove into work, it is still pulling hard to the left.

 

That is the stabilizer bar but the op is talking about the radius rod. Thats not a picture of a 91 accord but i get how it could get in the way if you had to pull that. You never have to pull the stabilizer bar itself though.

OP, you just need to find a place that does a cheap front end alignment.