civic runs rough as engine warms

Discussion in 'Civic' started by nwa707, Mar 23, 2007.

  1. nwa707

    nwa707 Guest

    my 91 honda civic runs rougher and rougher as the engines warms. Once
    warm, the engine will die if you put the top on the throttle body.
    Could this be a bad TA sensor? What does a TA sensor do?
     
    nwa707, Mar 23, 2007
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    jim beam Guest

    what codes are you getting? how old are the plugs?
     
    jim beam, Mar 23, 2007
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  3. nwa707

    nwa707 Guest

    i’m getting 17 flashes on the computer. It is supposed to mean a bad
    speed indicator sensor. The book says take to dealer. Any ideas
     
    nwa707, Mar 24, 2007
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    Jim Yanik Guest

    Wait until you see the price for the VSS(vehicle speed sensor),better be
    sitting down.

    You can find them online,Tegger's site lists some online Honda parts
    dealers. www.tegger.com.
     
    Jim Yanik, Mar 24, 2007
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    jim beam Guest

    sensor's in the instrument cluster on the 91 civic. buy a whole new
    cluster for $40 at a junk yard. check for bad connection first though.
     
    jim beam, Mar 25, 2007
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    motsco_ Guest

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    Are the rad AND the reservoir full? If there's air in the cooling
    system, the sensors are not immersed, so the computer will shift the
    mixture and timing way off when it warms up.

    'Curly'
     
    motsco_, Mar 25, 2007
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    ssateren Guest

    Weak, I hate to hear about Hondas that aren't working right. I depend
    on them to stay running [unlike my Chevy]. If you are mechanically
    inclined, I'd pick up a comprehensive manual. Usually they are symptom-
    to-subsystem guides you can skim through. I've got about 30 pages of
    tests to perform troubleshooting my idle surge issue while warm.
    Experienced Honda techs are an option too :S
     
    ssateren, Mar 27, 2007
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