Alright, From the beginning. Last September I crashed my 93 Integra. Ruined Bumper cover, bumper, radiator support, a/c condensor, radiator, and banged up one pipe on my header. also crinkled the driver side fender support and ruined the hood and headlights. when the radiator hit the header, the whole motor shifted slightly. So over the winter i gathered alll the parts i needed to fix it. I took out the motor, and it was my first time doing this on any car, i'm only 18, and figured it to be a "good learning experience". I had to remove the motor to straighten it back out since it had twisted. while it was out i put in an 8lb light weight aluminum flywheel and a new oem clutch. i put the motor back in and hook, what i think, everything back up. i fixed all the problems, at least thought so. I'm having some really interesting issues right now.
1) The car starts up and immediately wants to die, but then after about 20 seconds, the check engine light pops on and the car runs fine. What the expletive is up with that? At first i thought i reversed the two black wires on the 02 sensor that i had spliced. I switched them, but the car still runs the same. I also thought i hadnt "bled the coolant" but when i try, the coolant level rises and just comes out the top.

2) My speedometer does not work. I have no idea what is causing this. When i hit a bump, it sometimes goes up to 20mph and just sort of bounces there, then it will go back to 0.

3) My temp gauge is not working. I have no idea about this.

4) The car has absolutely no ***** before 2000 RPMS and a lot more than it use to afterwards. Is this a result of the lightweight flywheel? I have no idea what the affects of a lightweight flywheel would be.

Any help on any of these issues would be greatly appreciated. I would take it down to the mechanic, but i just cant afford it at the moment.

 

1) I don't know

2) You probably didn't plug the speedo cable in all the way (I'm assuming you have a mechanical cable type). It's on the back of the tranny on the diff housing.

3)Check the coolant temp sensor, black plug on the head under the dizzy.

4)Yes, it *could* be the flywheel, but could maybe be a timing issue?

 

Yea the speedometer problem was a result of the plug popping out. However, the temp gauge plug under the dizzy seems to be working fine since my fans still operate. I think that it may be the gauge or a a fuse or something. I tried to read the check engine light but it was a no go. Couldnt get it to work.

 

lets see.... TPS/MAP/IACV maybe making it want to stall, VSS or wiring for speedometer, CEL will put it in limp mode = no *****,

 

the CEL, when it comes on, which is 20 seconds after i start it up makes the car run normal. and it seems like i have no power under 2k but i've got even more than i use to after that. I dont think the CEL is making the car have no ***** because it feels faster than it use to, i think thats the new flywheel.