1998 Honda Civic surging in 1st and second gear losing powe

1998 HONDA CIVIC
164,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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VORLANDO
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Engine is surging when in first and second gear and dying or losing power. Have replaced wires,plugs,fuel filter. any suggestions of what this might be?
Aug 21, 2009 at 8:18 AM
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F4I_GUY
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How does the vehicle idle? if the idle surges high you may have a vacuum leak.

Some other possibilities would be to try and do a engine balance test to find a cylinder that is not running properly. Then test ignition, fuel and compression for that cylinder.
Aug 21, 2009 at 10:07 AM
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