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So, the car starts fine when it sits overnight, but when it reaches operating temperature it starts acting up.When i give it some gas the engine wont rev up and make like a preassure release bang(video link added).when the engine stalls it wont start again, it kind of wants to start and sometimes does but its not working properly(issue shown in the video) the engine check light is off. the main relay clicks and fuelpump is working.
https://vimeo.com/155559288 so this is what it does. Sorry for the bad sound quality, but i hope you can understand what is happaning.

Thank you in advance.

 
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Backfires, and during cranking it goes 'crank crank crank sneeze, crank crank crank sneeze, crank crank crank sneeze'

Kinda sounds like an ignition problem, such as dist cap, rotor, plug wires.

 
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thanks, will look into that next week and keep you posted.

 
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took the distributor apart. the insides looked very nasty, filled with red dust, rotor was cracked, plastic on the coil was broken. all of it was very corroted and dirty. decided to order a new one. i hope it will solve my problem. it takes 2-3 weeks to arrive, but i think its wort the wait, because in estonia they cost 3 times than the ebay one. i have not ordered it yet. has anybody bought the ebay distributor, do they work properly and do they last?

 
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Long ago when I used to see cars of that era, a heavy layer of red dust inside the distributor was an indication that the whole unit needed replaced. The dust should be rust from the steel parts going bad (shaft and bearing).
Sometimes those distributors would make a lot of noise as they destroyed themselves internally.

 
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hi,

Its been a while, but i got my new distributor from the mail and installed it. the car starts with no problems now and idles around 700rpm, but it starts choking and backfires around 3500rpm. i changed the metal thing with the pins which connents to the cam, maybe i put that in the wrong way? oh, and the engine check light is now on, which was off with the old distributor

 
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did a little digging around the world wide web and got so far that i should start with cleaning the fuel system and replaceing the fuel filter. has anyone had this problem? What could be my fix?

 
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This is where you should start. See what the fault code(s) are, and go from there.

 
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hello,
Turns out that i was freaking out for no reason,i didnt notice the new seal on one of the distributor plugs and put it together. got rid of the old seal and the car is working fine now. Thanks ezone for the helpful tips! Car is coming together and when it does ill post some pictures for your entertainment. Thanks again

 
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Hi,

So I went to the iscpection with the ef and a new problem popped up. exhaust gas(Co?) is way too high, its supposed to be under 0.3 but mine is 1.1... the ispector kept it stady on 2500rpm but the car was waveing between 2400 and 2600, he said that it might be the problem. But what is causing it to do that?

Thanks..

 
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Hi.
tried to bleed my cooling system, but the air just kept coming. It did not stop i bled it from the radiator cap and the nozzle on the hose that goes to the head. The car is giving me some white smoke from the exhaust and some liquid comes out that tastes sweet(maybe coolant). So im thinking that maybe my headgasket is blown or the head itself might be bent. Any ideas?

 
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I can't help on the emissions failure.....

Search this forum for a stickied thread on overheating common causes reference. There are some head gasket checks in there.

 
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yes

I took the head off the engine and the gasket was shattered. it was litteraly pieces. it did not overheat so i didnt think about the gasket, but when i took it apart i saw the problem.
the old gasket was some cheap *** ****(sorry about my french). i oredered a new head gasket, valve cover gasket and i will give the head to a specialist who will clean the valves and do everything needed to get the cylinderhead as good as new

I think I should create a whole thread for my civic, that would be more convenient than discussing it here.

 
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Good.
You already have the mechanical problems thread right here!