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1993 Honda Civic Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery, Battery light, Engine.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on August 16, 2006

Shaking Civic '93 and flashing battery light

Hi, I have a Honda Civic 93 ~230 000 kms..

On the 3/4 way on the highway to home, I noticed that my acceleration isn't as good as what it used to be (might be because I drove at 150km/h up hill and the car overheated?).. well after that hill, my acceration was going very slow even if I floored the pedal...

and once I enter the town to a stop light, the battery light was flashing and caused the motor to stall (and the car was shaking really bad)... so I decided to park somewhere and to let it rest for half an hour.. afterward, I started my car, the car was shaking a lot and the battery light flashes on low rev (like under 1500 rpm when you brake)... and the sound of the engine isn't smooth at all, like a puttt puttt puttt...

Any idea what it's causing that? I've tried to changed the spark plugs but it isn't working..

thx


EDIT : Btw.. it's a manual transmission
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Answer

Replied on August 21, 2006

You have a typical problem with Honda and other cars. Find the leak in the coolant. Could be the radiator, hose, etc. Engine overheating is a major problem, it causes the computer to perform badly and the loss of power is associated with that.

Tiny Answered by Bruce Hunt (expert)
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