I guess I should clarify something. It DOES have new cap, rotor, plugs and
wires on it. We actually have a couple of cars (both 85 Civics. One the
sedan, one a wagon) with the same problem. We have talked to a couple of
dealers, and they're even stumped on this one. Believe me, if I did
something like not change the cap, I wouldn't have bothered posting


<d> wrote in message news:bf996j$8sg$1@slb1.atl.mindspring.net...
> Sounds like you have a cracked distributor cap (you may not see water but
it
> might be there) or some crack insulation in the wiring. I would go ahead
and
> replace cap and maybe plug wires to. Doesn't this thing have an ignition
> coil too? look there for moisture getting in.
>
>