1988 Honda Accord Car stalled, Then Died

Tiny
MLGOLD326
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  • 1988 HONDA ACCORD
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 191,000 MILES
I was driving and it sounded like the engine was skipping or stalling. When the engine idled, it would stall and come close to dying, but when stopped, I put it in neutral and revved the engine and kept the car running, but when I reached a stop sign, it completely quit on me. I checked for corrosion on the battery and spark plug terminals. I removed the corrosion from the battery cable, and replaced the spark plugs. There was no visible damage or moisture in the distributor cap, but an associate from a parts store informed me that around 200k the distributor tends to go out. Other than the distributor, are there any other recommendations for things to check?
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 AT 5:58 PM

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Tiny
BMRFIXIT
  • MECHANIC
  • 19,053 POSTS
Check for spark
check timing belt
no spark and timing belt Ok
suspect bad distributor

need manual CHECK IT @
https://www.2carpros.com/kpages/auto_repair_manuals.htm
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 AT 9:11 PM

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