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Since: Dec 01, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:53 am
Post subject: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night
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Very odd. the engine started to miss (sounds like one cylinder is not
firing) for about 1 minute. It went away for 5 minutes, then came
back, I replaced the plugs (they didn't look too good anyway), but it
didn't help.
Has anyone run accross this before. My first thought is the plug
wires /dist/rotor, just need to be pointed in the right direction.
Thanks
Thom
91Accord EX, 169,000 miles |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:09 pm
Post subject: Re: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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You are on the right track. Things you can do to nail this
effectively and economically:
If the wires do poorly on a resistance check, replace. If
you do not understand this, ask away.
If the wires are more than five years old, replace.
How old are the cap and rotor in miles and years? Are they
OEM?
Use only the OEM recommended spark plugs, and only OEM
wires, rotor and cap. These pay for themselves in the long
run. (Believe me, I am cheap and learned the hard way.) They
do make a difference in performance.
Regular poster here "Tegger" has a site with much good
wisdom on it. See in particular
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#startrun
Elle
Original owner, 1991 Civic, 201k miles
"Thom" wrote
> Very odd. the engine started to miss (sounds like one
> cylinder is not
> firing) for about 1 minute. It went away for 5 minutes,
> then came
> back, I replaced the plugs (they didn't look too good
> anyway), but it
> didn't help.
>
> Has anyone run accross this before. My first thought is
> the plug
> wires /dist/rotor, just need to be pointed in the right
> direction. |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:37 pm
Post subject: Re: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thom wrote:
> Very odd. the engine started to miss (sounds like one cylinder is not
> firing) for about 1 minute. It went away for 5 minutes, then came
> back, I replaced the plugs (they didn't look too good anyway), but it
> didn't help.
>
> Has anyone run accross this before. My first thought is the plug
> wires /dist/rotor, just need to be pointed in the right direction.
>
> Thanks
>
> Thom
> 91Accord EX, 169,000 miles
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First telltale sign on a '91 might be red rust coating the inside of the
distributor cap. The bearing goes bad and starts leaking dust. When it
seizes, the timing belt breaks and you get a different car.
How often do you use injector cleaner? Might just be a sticking injector
too.
'Curly' >> Stay informed about: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:13 pm
Post subject: Re: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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motsco_ wrote in
> Thom wrote:
>> Very odd. the engine started to miss (sounds like one cylinder is not
>> firing) for about 1 minute. It went away for 5 minutes, then came
>> back, I replaced the plugs (they didn't look too good anyway), but it
>> didn't help.
>>
>> Has anyone run accross this before. My first thought is the plug
>> wires /dist/rotor, just need to be pointed in the right direction.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Thom
>> 91Accord EX, 169,000 miles
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>
> First telltale sign on a '91 might be red rust coating the inside of the
> distributor cap. The bearing goes bad and starts leaking dust. When it
> seizes, the timing belt breaks and you get a different car.
>
> How often do you use injector cleaner? Might just be a sticking injector
> too.
>
That red dust was actually more a '92-and-up problem. The distributor was
changed for '92 to mate with the all-new ECU. It's still worth checking for
red dust, of course...
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >> Stay informed about: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:15 pm
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Thom wrote in
f3c915fdd175 DeleteThis @e67g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:
> Very odd. the engine started to miss (sounds like one cylinder is not
> firing) for about 1 minute. It went away for 5 minutes, then came
> back, I replaced the plugs (they didn't look too good anyway), but it
> didn't help.
>
> Has anyone run accross this before. My first thought is the plug
> wires /dist/rotor, just need to be pointed in the right direction.
>
> Thanks
>
> Thom
> 91Accord EX, 169,000 miles
Is your Check Engine light on?
Have you checked to see what the spark looks like? Is is purply-blue?
How old are the wires, cap and rotor? Are they OEM or aftermarket?
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Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:35 am
Post subject: Re: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Dec 3, 7:15 am, Tegger wrote:
> Thom wrote in
> f3c915fdd....TakeThisOut@e67g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:
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> > Very odd. the engine started to miss (sounds like one cylinder is not
> > firing) for about 1 minute. It went away for 5 minutes, then came
> > back, I replaced the plugs (they didn't look too good anyway), but it
> > didn't help.
>
> > Has anyone run accross this before. My first thought is the plug
> > wires /dist/rotor, just need to be pointed in the right direction.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Thom
> > 91Accord EX, 169,000 miles
>
> Is your Check Engine light on?
>
> Have you checked to see what the spark looks like? Is is purply-blue?
>
> How old are the wires, cap and rotor? Are they OEM or aftermarket?
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQwww.tegger.com/hondafaq/
Cap and rotor were way old, I assume. Before I bought it. We were
testing the spark on #2 cylinder, when we removed the wire, the car
quit. Either we smoked the distributor, or it doed right there. We
replaced it, and it is back to running bad, but it is running. We
have tested the spark on all the cylinders, it is nice and strong, but
number 2 cylinder is real weak. A compression test has revealed low
to no compression on that cylinder. Looks like we burned a valve or
something. >> Stay informed about: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:02 pm
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Thom wrote in
a7210a721bec.DeleteThis@j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com:
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> Cap and rotor were way old, I assume. Before I bought it. We were
> testing the spark on #2 cylinder, when we removed the wire, the car
> quit. Either we smoked the distributor, or it doed right there. We
> replaced it, and it is back to running bad, but it is running. We
> have tested the spark on all the cylinders, it is nice and strong, but
> number 2 cylinder is real weak. A compression test has revealed low
> to no compression on that cylinder. Looks like we burned a valve or
> something.
Before you condemn the valves, check their clearances. You might get lucky
and the valve is simply being held open and not yet burnt.
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Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:31 am
Post subject: Re: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Dec 9, 10:02 am, Tegger wrote:
> Thom wrote in
> a7210a721....TakeThisOut@j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com:
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>
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> > Cap and rotor were way old, I assume. Before I bought it. We were
> > testing the spark on #2 cylinder, when we removed the wire, the car
> > quit. Either we smoked the distributor, or it doed right there. We
> > replaced it, and it is back to running bad, but it is running. We
> > have tested the spark on all the cylinders, it is nice and strong, but
> > number 2 cylinder is real weak. A compression test has revealed low
> > to no compression on that cylinder. Looks like we burned a valve or
> > something.
>
> Before you condemn the valves, check their clearances. You might get lucky
> and the valve is simply being held open and not yet burnt.
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQwww.tegger.com/hondafaq/
I thought these enginse were interference engines. Wouldn't the
piston slap the valve it it were being held open? >> Stay informed about: 91 Accord engine started to miss last night |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:42 pm
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Thom wrote in
> On Dec 9, 10:02 am, Tegger wrote:
>> Thom wrote in
>> a7210a721... DeleteThis @j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com:
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>> > Cap and rotor were way old, I assume. Before I bought it. We were
>> > testing the spark on #2 cylinder, when we removed the wire, the car
>> > quit. Either we smoked the distributor, or it doed right there.
>> > We replaced it, and it is back to running bad, but it is running.
>> > We have tested the spark on all the cylinders, it is nice and
>> > strong, but number 2 cylinder is real weak. A compression test has
>> > revealed low to no compression on that cylinder. Looks like we
>> > burned a valve or something.
>>
>> Before you condemn the valves, check their clearances. You might get
>> lucky and the valve is simply being held open and not yet burnt.
>>
>
> I thought these enginse were interference engines. Wouldn't the
> piston slap the valve it it were being held open?
>
They /are/ interference engines.
But when I say "held open", I mean by one or two thousandths of an inch.
That's more than enough to cause poor compression and valve burning with no
danger at all of the piston hitting the valve.
Pistons whack the valves when the timing belt breaks, not when the valve
clearances are off.
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Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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