Honda civic 1989 runs out gas at high RPM

Discussion in 'Civic' started by alohaplace, Aug 19, 2008.

  1. alohaplace

    alohaplace Guest

    I have a Honda Civic 89 automatic 1.5 engine. Car starts fine cold,
    after letting it get warm at a idle for about 20 minutes and then
    holding rpms up for about 2 minutes it states chugging like its
    running out of gas
    And finally dies. After it cools down it will start again and run
    fine. What could it be. We recently put in a new main relay, a coil
    and igniter. No red light on dash and no code flashes come up on
    the computer. Help...
     
    alohaplace, Aug 19, 2008
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  2. alohaplace

    jim beam Guest

    well that's a problem right there. should never do that - should always
    drive it to warm it up. what you're doing is fouling plugs, and dumping
    excessive fuel into the oil for excessive periods because it takes much
    longer to warm up your way.

    did you use honda parts?

    check the coolant level in the radiator, not just the expansion reservoir.

    also check the timing in case the cam has skipped a tooth.
     
    jim beam, Aug 20, 2008
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