Honda Car Forum

"Caliban" <caliban27@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<HoUOa.36240$C83.3005487@newsread1.prod.itd.e arthlink.net>...
> Do you change your plugs, plug wires, distributor cap and rotor, and fuel
> filter regularly? If not, do these first, then see how the car is running.
>

I do not remember it. How often shall I change those? Oh I believe that
I put the rebuilt distributor 2 year ago.



> If the cars cuts off every day *after driving the car several miles*, check
> (or have checked) the distributor coil. When the coil is failing, it
> typically first does so only after the car is well warmed up. Next, check
> (or have checked) the ignition module (also known as the ignitor). Failure
> of the ignitor is another common cause of a Honda not starting. However, I
> think it's more usual for the failure to be immediate and catastrophic: once
> the ignitor fails once, the car won't start again, period.
>

NO it didn't cut of everyay. It only cut off one time in two days.
My car going finds. I'm just thing it might die again.


> As is often posted here, the distributor system is the Achille's heel of the
> Honda Civic and Accord (and other?). Fortunately, it's not too expensive to
> fix its various components.
>
> Please post what the problem was, once you find it. :-)
>
> "jay mackim" <jay_mackim@yahoo.com> wrote
> > 89 Civic automatic, I have this car since I bought