1990 Honda Accord stuttering and lurching while driving

1990 HONDA ACCORD
250,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DIRTBIKEDUDE69
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bought this car for a couple hundred dollars. fuel pump went out, fixed it. alternater went out, fixed it. now it is acting wierd when driving. it wants to stall out and sort of jerks when driving.
Nov 27, 2009 at 7:14 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Sounds like lacking the power to pick up, check and test the following below

Oxygen sensor
Catalytic converter
Dirty fuel injectors (cleaning the injectors often fixes this).
Bad MAP (manifold absolute pressure) sensor
Bad TPS (throttle position) sensor
Bad or dirty MAF (mass airflow) sensor
Low fuel pressure (leaky fuel pressure regulator or weak fuel pump)
Vacuum leaks (intake manifold, vacuum hoses, throttle body, EGR valve)
Bad gasoline (fuel contaminated with water or too much alcohol)

Sometimes, what feels like a hesitation is actually ignition misfire rather than lean misfire. The causes of ignition misfire may include:

Dirty or worn spark plugs
Bad plug wires
Weak ignition coil
Wet plug wires
Nov 27, 2009 at 7:18 PM
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