"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
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> "Joe J." <joejak@prodigy.net> wrote in
> news:QzKdk.17073$N87.11246@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com:
>
>> Just wondering if anybody might have an educated guess what my problem
>> might be.
>>
>> Within the last 2 weeks when starting out with the car cold it has
>> begun bucking and hesitating, especially bad in 1st gear but still
>> there in 2nd and 3rd. RPM jumping up & down. While it is still cold,
>> I get a lurch at about 2100 rpm which I'm guessing is the Vtec kicking
>> in but it never did this before.
>
> VTEC kicks in much higher.
>
>> Once the car reaches operating temperature the problems seem to
>> disappear but when it is cold, it just is running rough.
>>
>> 1998 Accord EX coupe, 5 speed. 205,000 miles. Had the 195k service
>> package and an EGR valve replaced in January 08.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>
> Number ONE task;get ECU read for trouble codes.
>
> spark plug wires breaking down?(when wet from overnight condensation)
>
> maybe sticky injectors? run injector cleaner for a few fillups.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

Are there trouble codes registering even if check-engine light doesn't come
on?

Joe J