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Old Oct 7, 2014 | 04:47 PM
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Icon2 98 honda civic cx loses power during acceleration

So I might be in the wrong area for this topic, so I apologize in advance because I'm a noob.

But heres my current problem:
The other day while I was driving in the rain, I noticed my check engine light came on and my speedometer started to fluctuate, so I pulled over and immediately turned off my car, and started it. It started up just fine with no hesitation. So I figured I would at least try to drive up the road to pull over onto a side road so I wasn't a traffic hazard. I pulled up about 300 yards, and I noticed that my car was struggling to accelerate and my speedometer was rapidly fluctuating, my lights were dimming. I pulled over onto a side road, had my car towed to a nearby mechanic. They called me on Monday to tell me that I needed a new alternator and battery, so I said fix it. Today, I went to pick the car up (after they closed and I had already paid them) and my check engine light was still on once I started my car. I didn't think much of it, considering they had said it was fixed. The moment I tried to accelerate, the car began to do the same thing all over again. I immediately turned around and dropped it back off.

So I guess what I'm looking for is some advice on what to do now, maybe some insight , or something. I've never experienced something like this before, nor have I ever had a problem with this particular mechanic in the past.

Thank you in advance.
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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 06:50 PM
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Default Re: 98 honda civic cx loses power during acceleration

Obviously they either didnt do the work as stated or messed it up or misdiagnosed the original problem.
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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Default Re: 98 honda civic cx loses power during acceleration

Check your main grounds, batt. post and cable clamp, batt. to chassis and chassis to engine, DO NOT just eyeball them, disconnect/clean/reconnect. 94
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