89 honda civic, pedal down, car shuts off

1989 HONDA CIVIC
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SYEDZ7
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I have a 89 Honda Civic LX. Recently I cleaned the engine becuase it was messy from a previous coolant leak. Now it starts fine, and idles fine, when i put in Drive, it drives fine. However when i press the gas pedal down to accelerate....... it dies. If i tap the accelerator, it will get some momentum, but i cant live going 15 miles an hour. Do you know what could have caused this?
Jan 29, 2006 at 6:53 AM

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Describe what was cleaned or disconnected during the earlier work and provide any inspection findings already obtained for the stalling.

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GREASEMUNKE
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Sounds like a vacuum leak.
Jan 29, 2006 at 5:12 PM
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SYEDZ7
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so what do i do,

take into shop to find the vacuumm leak?

it only happens, when the car is hot and is has been on for a while
Jan 30, 2006 at 5:35 AM
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JELLED21
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is it fuel injected or carbuerated? If carb then might just need to be cleaned and rebuilt. Fairly inexpensive, but check for the vacuum leaks first. And they are pretty easy to find just follow each vacuum line and feel and listen for any suction or hissing noises.
Jan 30, 2006 at 3:33 PM

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89 honda civic, pedal down, car shuts off

The owner of a 1989 Honda Civic LX reported normal starting and idle but engine shutdown when pressing the accelerator. This was reported after engine cleaning following a coolant leak. The owner later clarified that the symptom occurred when the engine was hot and had been running for a while.

Reported outcome: No confirmed diagnosis, completed repair or resolution was reported.

A reply suggested a vacuum leak, but no findings confirmed it. The sequence after cleaning does not establish that cleaning caused the problem. The thread does not establish whether further driving is appropriate.

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