staggers and stumbles

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by hoppy1968, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. hoppy1968

    hoppy1968 Guest

    i have a 93 accord lx its got 180000 miles on it, there is no check
    engine on the trouble i am having is the tach jumps at 3000 rpms and
    at that point the car surges or jumps, but if you ease into the
    throttle it will be fine it only when u cram fuel into it is when it
    does it sometimes it will smell a little gassy when u fire it up i
    have done a complete tune up on it from plugs,cap,rotor,wires,fuel
    filter,injector cleaner,it idles fine need help please :!: :!:
     
    hoppy1968, Aug 25, 2008
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  2. hoppy1968

    Elle Guest

    Eliminate these basics:

    Thoroughly purge the cooling system of air, exactly per the
    manual's directions. Certain sensors that provide input to
    the car's computer must be submerged in coolant to work
    properly.

    Consider a new oxygen sensor. A failing old one will not
    necessarily set off the check engine light. Buy only an OEM
    sensor. Denso OEM ones are available on the net for much
    less than what your dealer wants.
     
    Elle, Aug 25, 2008
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  3. hoppy1968

    jim beam Guest

    remove all the junk off your key ring and manually return the key to the
    full "run" position after starting. if that helps, you need a new
    ignition switch.
     
    jim beam, Aug 26, 2008
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  4. hoppy1968

    Jim Yanik Guest

    how does the ign.switch affect a 3K rpm surge?

    I note he didn't change the air filter.....
    That "gassy smell" could be bad injectors.Maybe they're past the point
    where injector cleaner would do any good.

    Oh,I'd also wonder about the throttle position sensor(TPS).
    It could have a bad zone on the element,or be dirty.
     
    Jim Yanik, Aug 26, 2008
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  5. hoppy1968

    jim beam Guest

    vibration - some resonance at that frequency perhaps.

    /highly/ unusual for honda injectors to get that bad, and certainly not
    in only 180k miles
    usually sets a code. and usually goes at higher mileage.
     
    jim beam, Aug 26, 2008
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  6. hoppy1968

    hoppy1968 Guest

    thanks for all the help i purged the coolant system,cheked the
    timing,checked the injectors,cleaned out the fuel tank, to find out
    that the distributor had a broken wire and was arking against the
    case fixed the wire now runs like a scalded dog thank agai
     
    hoppy1968, Sep 15, 2008
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