SET wrote:
> The Honda dealer and my mechanic have two different opinions, and I need
> more advice before I go with either repair.
>
> Car: 1999 Civic LX, manual, 150K miles
>
> Two main symptoms:
>
> 1.) Sluggish when I first depress the gas pedal. In every gear
> intermittently, but alsways when I'm in second gear, there is a hestition,
> then it kicks in.
> Giving it more gas doesn't help.
>
> 2.) When driving high speeds for an hour or more, running the A/C, tt revs
> as high as 5000 rpms in NEUTRAL. This was fixed when my mechanic cleaned
> up the throttle body, but it just happened again yesterday. After the car
> sat for an hour, it started up no problem. No revving in neutral.
>
>
> The dealer said its the catalytic converter (based on a code reading), but
> my mechanic said the converter is clean, looks good.
> My mechanic is suggesting that its something in the throttle body.
>
> Any advice, thoughts, similar experiences?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Sarah
>
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You need to quote the CODE number, from the work order. Take a look
through the TSB's for your car and see if anything jumps out at you:

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/index.html#list

Do you use injector cleaner now and then? Has the timing belt been
replaced recently, and is the coolant reservoir full enough, per the
owner's manual?

'Curly'