1992 Honda Civic CAR HELP

1992 HONDA CIVIC
305,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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GONEOFFON
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CAR ACTS LIKE WANTS TO KILL ONLY WHEN COME TO A STOP WHEN DRIVING IT'S OK PUT NEW PLUGS&WIRES,ROTOR&CAP,OIL,PCV VALVE SHOP WANTS ME 2 PUT ANOTHER ENGINE THEY SAY 3RD PLUG DON'T HAVE COMPRESSION BUT IT STARTED DOING THE ALMOST KILLING WHEN I PUT A NEW AIR COMPRESSOR ON
Jun 17, 2008 at 1:44 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi goneoffon,

If one of the cylinders don't have any compression, no amount of external part changes would solve the problem.

With the extra load of the AC compressor, the engine woud definitely be struggling to keep alive.
Jun 17, 2008 at 3:09 AM
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