Well we finally got the car fixed.. If anyone runs across this problem check
your rotor cap under your distributor cap......



"Linda" <playamadeinc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:Um5_b.12171$jl.5941@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> Hi, my boyfriend has a '89 Civic LX. He was driving and we drove onto the
on
> ramp getting on the highway and his car shuts off! We had to pull over and
> when he tried to restart it, it backfires. I don't know much about cars
but
> it sounds horrible when it backfires.. Also, when it does backfire a lot
of
> smoke comes out his exhaust pipe..
>
> Q: Any idea what could have caused the car to stop while driving?
>
> Q: How can we get it to start just to make it back to our house?
>
>