"cmcski" <skopinski@mchsi.com> wrote
> I did use the NGK spark plugs, the cap and rotor are GP
Sorenson. I did not
> change the plug wires. I will check them though.
>
> The O2 sensor may or may not have been changed I will pick
up a new one
> since i do not know.

212k miles... if the O2 sensor is the original, this is a
good investment.

> I did not realize that the idle would increase by turning
on the
> accessories. The guy I bought the car from never
experienced this.

IIRC from some discussion here recently about this
(reinforced by some comments in the manual), for my fuel
injected 91 Civic, the computer does this to assist the
alternator, now under higher load from the electrical
accessories. When I turn on the headlights or defroster,
say, I see increases of only around 250 rpm, though. So on
my 91 Civic, it's quite noticeable, but not as stunning as
the revving you're seeing.

> The car
> did sit in his backyard for over a year though.

Hopefully that will draw other comments. The net has sites
that talk about how to maintain a car after it's been
sitting that long. Might want to google.

> Thanks for the web site. I will head on over to the zone
and pick up a
> manual.

I hope you noticed the manual is /free/ online. :-)