1987 Acura Integra chugs or hesitates

1987 ACURA INTEGRA
200,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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BIGJOHNT
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every time I shift gears it wants to hesitate and chug untill I reach about 3 grand on the tack then its runs fine. or if I run it at high rpms if fine. also the tack jumps around alot. What is causing this to happen.
Feb 12, 2009 at 6:11 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi bigjohnt,

When the tachometer is erratic, it usually is caused by a bad ignition coil. The hesitation and poor performance is another factor pointing to that, seems the ignition coil is misfiring.
Feb 13, 2009 at 12:28 AM
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