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Old 12 Apr 2005, 09:59 pm
jim beam
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Default Re: 1990 Civic Power Loss and Shudders

Zakatak wrote:
> I have a 1990 Honda Civic 4 door with 196k. The car has been running great.
> The car now seems to have a power loss at low rpm and jerks and shudders
> untill about 3000 rpm when it will kick back in and perform. I have
> changed the fuel filter, have new plugs, wires, dist/cap/rotor and all my
> vac lines appear in good shape. Anybody delt with this please drop a line.
>

try the thermostat. it you're still on the original, it'll almost
certainly be out of spec. by now. mine was & changing it removed
symptoms like you describe. also check the operation of the throttle
body's tandem valve.

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