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Honda Civic DX 1990
I changed an used distributor about two years ago. I have a one-month new
clutch and all my valves are adjusted. My water pump and timing belt are
about two years. My car ran smoothly for the first week after adjusting the
valves, but the same old problem occur after that. The problem is that when
I press on the gas pedal unexpectedly, it does not accelerate immediatelly.
Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
acceleration. I took to so many mechanic, but no one knows what causes it.
Any one has similar problem, please share. Thank you.

> Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
> acceleration. I

clutch slipping?

Would a new clutch be slipping? I have my valves re-adjusted before put in a
new clutch. I'll check the clutch anyway. Thanks

"mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> > Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
> > acceleration. I
>
> clutch slipping?
>
>

"mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> > Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
> > acceleration. I
>
> clutch slipping?
>
>
Sometimes it accelerates, but is very slow. It sounds like some thing got
stuck in the gas pump.

If the engine revs but the car speed doesn't proportionally increase to
exactly match it, then your clutch is slipping. With a clutch that's in
good shape, there are very few situations that should be able to cause that.

The clutch could be misadjusted, you could have a master or slave cylinder
hanging up (the clutch is hydraulically actuated) or the new clutch could
have been put in wrong.

Arthur

Thien-Anh wrote:

> "mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:yr8uc.10533$IB.4754@attbi_s04...
>
>>
>>>Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
>>>acceleration. I
>>
>>clutch slipping?
>>
>>
>
> Sometimes it accelerates, but is very slow. It sounds like some thing got
> stuck in the gas pump.
>
>

Sorry, but 90's were still cable operated, so that rules out a couple
of possible problem areas.

A better question would be this; do you still have some freeplay when
you step on the clutch pedal? If not, the cable may be adjusted too
tight. You can change the adjustment yourself - just turn the white
plastic nut on the clutch cable at the transmission.

Marty

In article <Vpuuc.6325$hB2.5021@nwrdny03.gnilink.net>, Arthur Russell
<atr@REMOVE_CAPS_AND_INVALIDbellatlantic.netINVALI D> wrote:

> If the engine revs but the car speed doesn't proportionally increase to
> exactly match it, then your clutch is slipping. With a clutch that's in
> good shape, there are very few situations that should be able to cause that.
>
> The clutch could be misadjusted, you could have a master or slave cylinder
> hanging up (the clutch is hydraulically actuated) or the new clutch could
> have been put in wrong.
>
> Arthur
>
> Thien-Anh wrote:
>
> > "mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:yr8uc.10533$IB.4754@attbi_s04...
> >
> >>
> >>>Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
> >>>acceleration. I
> >>
> >>clutch slipping?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Sometimes it accelerates, but is very slow. It sounds like some thing got
> > stuck in the gas pump.
> >
> >

These are great possibilities. I'll check it tomorrow and let you guys
know. Please let me know more if there are other possibilities. Thanks
all.
"Marty Bose" <martyb@sonic.net> wrote in message
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> Sorry, but 90's were still cable operated, so that rules out a couple
> of possible problem areas.
>
> A better question would be this; do you still have some freeplay when
> you step on the clutch pedal? If not, the cable may be adjusted too
> tight. You can change the adjustment yourself - just turn the white
> plastic nut on the clutch cable at the transmission.
>
> Marty
>
> In article <Vpuuc.6325$hB2.5021@nwrdny03.gnilink.net>, Arthur Russell
> <atr@REMOVE_CAPS_AND_INVALIDbellatlantic.netINVALI D> wrote:
>
> > If the engine revs but the car speed doesn't proportionally increase to
> > exactly match it, then your clutch is slipping. With a clutch that's in
> > good shape, there are very few situations that should be able to cause
that.
> >
> > The clutch could be misadjusted, you could have a master or slave
cylinder
> > hanging up (the clutch is hydraulically actuated) or the new clutch
could
> > have been put in wrong.
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> > Thien-Anh wrote:
> >
> > > "mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:yr8uc.10533$IB.4754@attbi_s04...
> > >
> > >>
> > >>>Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
> > >>>acceleration. I
> > >>
> > >>clutch slipping?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > Sometimes it accelerates, but is very slow. It sounds like some thing
got
> > > stuck in the gas pump.
> > >
> > >

mike wrote:
>> Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
>> acceleration. I
>
> clutch slipping?

I think he means he has a 'flat-spot' in the power response to the
throttle setting. Read his OP carefully.


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Well, mine's a 91, and I was assuming that the shared components from 90-93
would have included clutch parts as well, but that was only an assumption.

However, I just looked up the clutch components on Majestic Honda's parts
server database, and it looks like the 90 Accord has a hydraulic clutch as
I was imagining, so where are you getting your data from? Could be a
date-of-manufacture thing.

-Arthur

Marty Bose wrote:

> Sorry, but 90's were still cable operated, so that rules out a couple
> of possible problem areas.
>
> A better question would be this; do you still have some freeplay when
> you step on the clutch pedal? If not, the cable may be adjusted too
> tight. You can change the adjustment yourself - just turn the white
> plastic nut on the clutch cable at the transmission.
>
> Marty
>
> In article <Vpuuc.6325$hB2.5021@nwrdny03.gnilink.net>, Arthur Russell
> <atr@REMOVE_CAPS_AND_INVALIDbellatlantic.netINVALI D> wrote:
>
>
>>If the engine revs but the car speed doesn't proportionally increase to
>>exactly match it, then your clutch is slipping. With a clutch that's in
>>good shape, there are very few situations that should be able to cause that.
>>
>>The clutch could be misadjusted, you could have a master or slave cylinder
>>hanging up (the clutch is hydraulically actuated) or the new clutch could
>>have been put in wrong.
>>
>>Arthur
>>
>>Thien-Anh wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:yr8uc.10533$IB.4754@attbi_s04...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Some times it does not even accelerate. The engine is reving, but no
>>>>>acceleration. I
>>>>
>>>>clutch slipping?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Sometimes it accelerates, but is very slow. It sounds like some thing got
>>>stuck in the gas pump.
>>>
>>>

Nope, more likely it's the fact that you guys are talking civics not
accords.

> I was imagining, so where are you getting your data from? Could be a
> date-of-manufacture thing.