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Thank you Eric for all the videos! I had a 1987 Integra that I got to 235K and only had to sell as it was a manual and I was getting foot surgery.
Our issue is that with very slight acceleration, almost at a coast, the car bobbles slightly, like an ignition miss, but not as dramatic. Eric referred to the issue as “fish biting”. It is almost like we are taking our foot off and on the accelerator, but very lightly. It idles fine and under moderate to full acceleration runs fine. Does it in all gears, but most noticeable in 2nd gear at about 2,000 RPM/30 mph. I can duplicate the issue if I try an hold the car on a hill using the accelerator only. The engine/transmission power fluctuates slightly and we can hear the difference. There is no check engine light on the dash.
We have a 1994 Honda Accord EX with the VTEC 2.2 L and 4spd automatic transmission. Car has been maintained well and we had no issues until someone STOLE the radiator and attached fans, ignition wires, and wiper blades! They cut all the wiring and rubber hoses going to the radiator.
Girlfriend tried to start the car and it sounded weird, she opened the hood and said “Something is definitely missing!” 🙂
We replaced the radiator, the cooling fan (but not the A/C condenser fan as the A/C is dead, (2) radiator hoses, and (2) ATF oil cooler hoses. We added coolant and bled the system and add ATF fluid (Type 6). We put on $50 NAPA Belden Edge ignition wires and used dielectric grease on the boots. We read the forum and made sure that the coolant was bled of air several times and the ATF level measures full with the car warm and off, on level ground. 30K service was performed about 2 month prior – new aftermarket cap and rotor – and no problems until after the parts were stolen. Spark plugs replaced with NGK ZFR5FGP (no emissions sticker under hood).
I was thinking of getting a good, spare ignition wire and then seeing if the issue goes away when I swap out each wire, one-by-one.
Any suggestions out there would be greatly appreciated!
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