I just came back from a trip and the 4wd wagon started driving crazy it bucks hard every few minutes under acceleration or steady speeds so I checked the usual spark plugs wires rotor cap which were replaced about 6 months ago and I realized there is no spark in one of the wires. What should I replace. I tried another set of wires and still no spark. Any one know where to get a distributor for cheap.

 

have you checked the coil

 

nice to know what kind of car it is, and what motor...

 

Any carbon arcing on the cap and rotor? It's not unheard of for a cap and rotor to only drop one cylinder...

 

i had a similar problem and after changing the coil the car runs much stonger.

 

I'd check for carbon buildup on the cap/rotor like 1stgen suggested first.

 

sorry 1990 4wd wagon 1.6

 

I swapped out the distributor with the one on my si and its running fine now but lucky me my alt went out on the si. I got the bad distributor in the house with me but the screws are all shitty like someone tried to remove the ignitor before but couldn't get it loose. Where might I order a distributor from for a decent price or if any of you reading this have one you wouldn't mind boxing up and selling to me and shipping to chicago.......

Oh I checked for carbon but no such luck. Thanks for the help guys.....

 

i have a 91 civic si distributor, complete with cap, will this work for you, i don't know if it'll work for the 4wd...but probably since the tranny is the only difference, give me and offer and i'll send you it email me mpcase@charter.net

 

I can vouge for Zivi. I bought some wheels off him this winter. And if he stiffs you, I'll drive an hour south and kick his ass for ya! Nice to know I won't have to do that. :thumbup: