mikelinquist8@aol.com wrote:
> I have 1993 honda civic that has 165,000 miles on it. Recently I have
> replaced the head gasket, distributer, radiator, a bunch of hoses, and
> gotten the cylinder head remilled. Well, anyways one day I was driving
> home from work and my car suddenly went from running roughly to
> running horribly to the extent that I had to pull off the road and cut
> the now struggling engine. I checked spark, compression, and some
> electrical and it all checked out but the engine still wont run in
> idle, I have to hold the throttle down to keep the car sputtering and
> barly running....so, now I have no transportation and no clue on what
> to do next. so......if you have any advice....pleas "Go ahead"
>
since you've just done head work, check the cam timing - it's very
common for the belt to be incorrectly tensioned and for it to skip a
tooth or two.