Top 20 1986 Honda Civic Questions & Answers

Change the fuel filter.

Not sure about the advice above...If your experiencing a rear wheel locking up, I've seen where the emergency brake cable is not releasing and is stuck. Best bet is to have someone operate the E-brake while you watch the cable underneath the car on the right side. If you don't see the cable retracting, clamp a pair of vice grips tightly onto the cable (away from where it could retract into the sheath) and tap the vice grips "away" from the wheel. This will "persuade" the cable to retract, therefore releasing the emergency brake. If that's it, don't use the emergency brake until you either lube it real well or replace it. Good luck!

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Jumped timing, replace belt.

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FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED , IT APPEARS TO BE A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM . MY REASON FOR SAYING SO IS , WHEN THA ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED , THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS COMPONENTS TO ENRICHEN THE AIR FUEL MIXTURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL AIR THAT WOULD BE COMING IN AND CAUSING THE MIXTURE TO BECOME LEAN . IF YOUR CAR HAS A CARBURETTOR CHECK THE ACCELERATOR PLUNGER OR THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, MAP SENSOR IF FUEL INJECTED .

sounds like you need timing belts which controls the distibutor

SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE STARVING OF FUEL . FUEL PRESSURE MIGHT BE GOOD , THE VOLUME FROM THE PUMP AT IDLE MIGHT BE GOOD , BUT IF THS FLOAT IN THE CARBURETTOR IS CLOSING OF THE CHECK VALVE TO EARLY . THE ENGINE WILL NOT SUSTAIN HIGH SPEED OR HIGHER ENGINE RPM .

There is no what's nextYou can't diagnose vehicle problems,you take it to a repair shopCould be a failed fuel pump,sure sounds like that

Make sure you have the right mix of water and coolant. IT should be 50/50,check the radiator for mineral build up.Change the radiator cap.Change the thermostat.Check the water pump fins for excess wear

the red mark is where the timing is supposed to be after u have bypassed the electronic advance.the first white line on the left is tdc.

CHECK FOR VACCUM LEAKS , BROKEN HOSES , OR DISCONNECTED HOSES ON THE MANIFOLD OR CARBURETTOR .EVEN A DIRTY CAB CAN CAUSE THIS SYMPTOM .

Check cable wires!

Ignition coil or Igniter (ignition module), likely one is failed. First check for battery voltage on the B+ primary wire on the coil. If voltage there, may be the coil (also check distrib. cap and rotor for wear or cracks). If no voltage to the coil, might be the igniter.

If the engine is original, it could be from old age. The camshaft could have been cracked for many months before finally breaking. One of the cam bearings may have seized up from lack of oil.One of the valves may have stuck or broke and jammed the cam lobe.

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CHECK YOUR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE DISTRIBUTOR , COIL ,A CRACKED DISTRIBUTOR CAP OR ROTOR IN YOUR DISTRIBUTOR CAN ALSO CAUSE THIS . JUST BE SYSTEMATIC IN DOING YOUR CHECKS . CHECK THE IGNITION COIL RESISTANCE TO DETERMIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE COIL

good luck

check the water level in your radiator, white smoke normally is caused from water getting into the cylinders, which points to blown head gaskets, if the water level is low, or you have to fill it up all the time, you have a head gasket issue that needs to be addressed . you can do a compression test ,, all cylinders should be within 10 lbs of each other, if you have one or 2 that are more than the 10 lbs, thats where your problem is going to be, in that or those cylinders,

You should replace your ignition switch to fix this trouble. Not the key, necessarily, the actual switch.

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