93 civic rough idle

Discussion in 'Civic' started by mikelinquist8, Feb 9, 2007.

  1. I have 1993 honda civic that has 165,000 miles on it. Recently I have
    replaced the head gasket, distributer, radiator, a bunch of hoses, and
    gotten the cylinder head remilled. Well, anyways one day I was driving
    home from work and my car suddenly went from running roughly to
    running horribly to the extent that I had to pull off the road and cut
    the now struggling engine. I checked spark, compression, and some
    electrical and it all checked out but the engine still wont run in
    idle, I have to hold the throttle down to keep the car sputtering and
    barly running....so, now I have no transportation and no clue on what
    to do next. so......if you have any advice....pleas "Go ahead"
     
    mikelinquist8, Feb 9, 2007
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  2. mikelinquist8

    Scrapper Guest

    could be catalatic converter or vaccume hoses..but if you have to hold
    it to the floor sounds to me like converter unless timing belt
    slipped.
    good luck.....
     
    Scrapper, Feb 9, 2007
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  3. mikelinquist8

    jim beam Guest

    since you've just done head work, check the cam timing - it's very
    common for the belt to be incorrectly tensioned and for it to skip a
    tooth or two.
     
    jim beam, Feb 9, 2007
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  4. mikelinquist8

    Elle Guest

    How's the coolant level looking? Any evidence of another
    head gasket breach?

    How old is the O2 sensor? Is it OEM?
     
    Elle, Feb 9, 2007
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