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I need some advice guys. I posted this problem in another forum but so far nothing has helped.
Basically my engine has had a miss in it for almost a year. It originally started when the car overheated from a long trip. I drove it for about a month with the miss until it would no longer start. So a mechanic recommended that I replace the internal coil with an external. So I purchased the MSD Cap and MSD SS e-coil. It started right up, but it still had a miss at higher RPM's.
I then replaced the spark plugs which were pretty bad with Densos. The miss was still present so I then replaced the fuel filter and O2 sensor, that didn't help either.
I then took my unkle's advice and had the compression and timing checked. The compression was perfect. But I noticed that the timing was off a bit. Moving the distributor only moved the red mark further away. I couldn't move the distributor counter clockwise because it was already as far over as it would go. It looks as though some one has moved the distributor before.
So I am now wondering if this could be my problem. I was thinking about an article I read the other day about finding TDC on a Si. I wonder if the person that replaced the timing belt before me used the wrong method of finding TDC but instead of fixing it, they just moved the distributor. If this is the problem should I replace the timing belt or is the a way of adusting it without taking it off.
I'm thinking that if I get this fixed I might make my way up to Niagra. But until then it looks as though I will be driving my 96 Civic.
Thanks for any help,
Joshua
*EDIT*
Some info on my CRX
1988 CRX Si
161,000 and does not smoke
HKS Intake
Relocated Odessey Battery
Custom 2.25" Exhaust
MSD Cap and Coil
Basically my engine has had a miss in it for almost a year. It originally started when the car overheated from a long trip. I drove it for about a month with the miss until it would no longer start. So a mechanic recommended that I replace the internal coil with an external. So I purchased the MSD Cap and MSD SS e-coil. It started right up, but it still had a miss at higher RPM's.
I then replaced the spark plugs which were pretty bad with Densos. The miss was still present so I then replaced the fuel filter and O2 sensor, that didn't help either.
I then took my unkle's advice and had the compression and timing checked. The compression was perfect. But I noticed that the timing was off a bit. Moving the distributor only moved the red mark further away. I couldn't move the distributor counter clockwise because it was already as far over as it would go. It looks as though some one has moved the distributor before.
So I am now wondering if this could be my problem. I was thinking about an article I read the other day about finding TDC on a Si. I wonder if the person that replaced the timing belt before me used the wrong method of finding TDC but instead of fixing it, they just moved the distributor. If this is the problem should I replace the timing belt or is the a way of adusting it without taking it off.
I'm thinking that if I get this fixed I might make my way up to Niagra. But until then it looks as though I will be driving my 96 Civic.
Thanks for any help,
Joshua
*EDIT*
Some info on my CRX
1988 CRX Si
161,000 and does not smoke
HKS Intake
Relocated Odessey Battery
Custom 2.25" Exhaust
MSD Cap and Coil