1989 Honda Civic failed smog reason tailpipe emission

1989 HONDA CIVIC
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SHAKAZULU
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1989 Honda Civic 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual

I've been told so many things that it could be. I tuned it up, bought a new catalytic converter, where do i go from here? the rotor has been coming off the distributor (3x) Please I need some help.
Nov 26, 2008 at 1:47 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi shakazulu,

Replace the rotor and check tha the spring plate iinside it is seated properly during installation.

Can you provide detals of the smog test and why it failed?
Nov 26, 2008 at 7:07 AM
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