>Stalling can't be that common a Honda problem. I've >had quite a few Honda
cars over the years and none of >them have ever stalled for me, even once.
Ditto! Never had any one of my 9 Honda's stall.

>abut about half the cost was due to a replacement of the >distributor
assembly that cost me $400 even though it >was a rebuilt Delco model . Is
this reasonable? I was >told a new original from Honda could cost me
$500->600. From what I figure a rebuilt one that's not even >from Honda,"
Had your "cheaper" independent known more about Honda than will admit, you
should have bought and installed a distributor sub-assembly from Honda.
Probably would have cost half as much. A sub-assembly is brand new and is
the distributor body, shaft and pickup with harness. You exchange your
igniter, cap, rotor and coil (if internal). This would have saved you a
bundle and probably not caused your idle/stalling problem.

So much for those "cheap" independents!




"R. P." <r_pol12gar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I finally made the move from the expensive Honda dealer service to an
> independent chain specializing in Japanese cars. I have mixed feelings
> about it because it did not cost me less than a typical dealer service,
> but about half the cost was due to a replacement of the distributor
> assembly that cost me $400 even though it was a rebuilt Delco model .
> Is this reasonable? I was told a new original from Honda could cost me
> $500-600. From what I figure a rebuilt one that's not even from Honda,
> should not cost more than about half of the cost of a new Honda brand,
> but what do I know? The reason for replacement was that the oil was
> seeping through it, so it was probably just a bad oil seal.
>
> A smaller problem was in the distributor cap where the center carbon rod
> was burned out and there was not even a solid contact between the top
> and the bottom center. Interestingly though I never noticed any problem
> with ignition before. Now I wonder if I was shown my own original
> distributor cap when I wanted to see it.
>
> The car seems to run better now, especially because they also replaced
> the thermostat that was stuck open before which I believe because the
> temp gage used to show no warming for quite a long time. Now it looks
> normal.
>
> The only thing that is worse now than before is the idling speed (aound
> 700) that seems too low and I stall often during starting. If I recall
> the idle speed used to be around 1,000 RPM before. Is it easy to adjust
> or I'm going to have to make another appointment with that shop?
> The car is a '94 Accord LX.
>
> Rudy
>
>