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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.
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

"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

"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

Joe J. wrote:
> 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.
> 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

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Check your invoice carefully to see if they actually did your plugs and
cap / rotor. Pull the plugs to confirm.

'Curly'

"Joe J." <joejak@prodigy.net> wrote in
news:h5Ldk.17077$N87.15605@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com:

>
> "Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
> news:Xns9AD874C97E7CAjyanikkuanet@64.209.0.84...
>> "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
>
>
>

get the ECU read(free at Autozone) and see.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Joe J. wrote:
> 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.
> 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
>
>

check the ignition system. aged distributor caps and rotor arms are
excellent at creating these symptoms. as are distributor caps and rotor
arms that have nice conductive sweaty fingerprints all over them when
the weather's humid.

use gloves when replacing. same goes for spark plugs.