93 Civic weird gas mileage and power loss

Well, it's me again. Just as a refresher, I have a 93 civic lx 1.5L
16 valve engine with 200k miles. I recently replaced my distributor
with one I got from a 92 civic lx from the yard. Ever since then I
have had this weird power loss when trying to accelerate. It goes
from 0 to about 40 mph..it almost feels like it is bogged down or
something. Any ideas? Also, my fuel gage will drop from full to half
a tank when i travel only 100 miles, but the rest of the tank will get
200 miles or better..leaving me with around 300 miles to the tank. Is
this a sending unit problem?

Thanks again,
Ricky

 

how did you set the ignition timing with this "new" distributor? in
what condition is the distributor cap and rotor arm? did you assemble
with sweaty fingers?

 

Well when I pulled my old distributor off I marked where the rotor was
originally. I compared the new one to the old one and moved the rotor
to match. However, when I went to put it on, the slots were
completely different...i thought i had no choice but to make them
match, so i did. i guess this has me thinking that my timing may be a
little off and need adjusting..The cap and rotor arm were in excellent
condition also. It was rather hot outside that day so i'm sure my
fingers were a little sweaty

thanks,
Ricky

 

that's not good. the timing signal it's sending your engine computer is
probably wrong. you need to get the correct distributor. there's a
code number stamped into the body - mine is "TD-01U" - your old one will
be similar format. you need another distributor exactly the same as the
original.

 

yea the numbers check out for my distributors, TD-41U. i'm guessing
the timing it out of whack so I will readjust it in a few days. any
idea of what is goin on with the gas gauge?

Thanks,
Ricky