Re: 1990 civic quits occasionally

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15 years ago

Wed, Dec 24, 2008 6:32 PM

michael moorman wrote in news:Xns9B7E7BFA13447mpmoormanyahoocom@216.168.3.70:

Our 90 civic DX (200k+ miles) loses power, then dies. Has started > doing this occasionally since the weather has turned cold. > Wont restart unitl it has set for hr or so. This seems to occur about > the time the engine has warmed up (4 mi or so). > Garage replaced the fuel pump and filter. Has happend again. Any ideas > on what to look at next would be greatly appreciated. >

Do the dash lights come on when the car dies?

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15 years ago

Sun, Dec 28, 2008 1:12 PM

Is it likely that a failing coil would produce the loss of power immediately before dying? Where is the coil on a 90 civic? Since the car and the car manual are in Ok, I cant look for myself. I replaced the igniter 10 or so years ago, Think that I replaced the condenser at the same time. Guess that I should tell my daughter to get one of those flashing neon spark indicators to see if there is a spark.

thanks, mpm

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15 years ago

Sun, Dec 28, 2008 4:33 PM

I'm not as familiar with the Honda ignition parts as others here, but mid-80s Volvos often gave these symptoms when the ignitor was poorly heat sunk; loss of power followed by stalling. Remounting the ignitor on a cleaned surface with fresh heat sink compound was the cure for that.

If the ignition is failing the tach will drop before the engine speed does, and the tach will not "kick" a couple times a second when the engine is cranked.

Mike