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SOHC1
10-20-2009, 02:31 PM
i have a 90 civic and i recently swaped heads.
well the frist day the car was running good and the second day the car kept stalling when i was breaking...like when i wasnt giving it gas.
than i open ma hood to cheack if i culd find anithing wrong and i saw my sparkplogs popped out of the vc..like they where loose. so i placed them down in to place and after a minute it did it again..i stoped and check the sparkplugs and they got loose again...and kept doing the same till i got home
any ideas of what culd it be guys? :thinking::thinking:
thinkskater
10-20-2009, 02:50 PM
wrong plug wires or just some cheap ones.
Barefoot
10-20-2009, 02:52 PM
the plug wire was coming off or the spark plug was backing out.
SOHC1
10-20-2009, 02:52 PM
wrong plug wires or just some cheap ones.

but when i had my old head it didnt happen...:thinking:
SOHC1
10-20-2009, 02:53 PM
the plug wire was coming off or the spark plug was backing out.

yea the whole spark plugs were baking out like if they were loose
Barefoot
10-20-2009, 02:55 PM
yea the whole spark plugs were baking out like if they were loose
how much tq u put on them when u put them in
SOHC1
10-20-2009, 03:00 PM
how much tq u put on them when u put them in

i dont know man i did it with a normal rachet till i felt it was tight enough
and im sorry i ment spark plugs wires..sorry about that.
grablife
10-20-2009, 03:00 PM
how much tq u put on them when u put them in

thats where i would put my money
SOHC1
10-20-2009, 03:02 PM
thats where i would put my money
i can go pick one up from ma friends houserite now lol. whats the tq they have to be at? its a sohc z6 if that helps
Barefoot
10-20-2009, 03:19 PM
whats the tq they have to be at? its a sohc z6 if that helps
hand tight pretty. but yah if its the spark plugs wires popping off the plugs arent tight enough yet. we had this issue a few nights ago.
SOHC1
10-20-2009, 03:22 PM
hand tight pretty. but yah if its the spark plugs wires popping off the plugs arent tight enough yet. we had this issue a few nights ago.

ok cool! tanx bro!
ima go tcheck it out ill let you know if it keeps having problems
Barefoot
10-20-2009, 03:31 PM
ok cool! tanx bro!
ima go tcheck it out ill let you know if it keeps having problems
np
grablife
10-20-2009, 03:33 PM
yea dont put your back into it or anything but i usually go hand tight and then just a touch more
Barefoot
10-20-2009, 03:39 PM
:goodjob::goodjob::goodjob::goodjob:
yea dont put your back into it or anything but i usually go hand tight and then just a touch more
SOHC1
10-20-2009, 05:07 PM
tanxs guys!!!
now i ran in to another problem lol
wuld low tranny fluid cause the car to almost shut off?
grablife
10-20-2009, 07:52 PM
describe the problem your having now. when is it dieing, what are you doing while it happens, are the spark plugs staying put? if you have fixed the plug problem and are still having issues we need to know what those issues are.
SOHC1
10-20-2009, 08:06 PM
describe the problem your having now. when is it dieing, what are you doing while it happens, are the spark plugs staying put? if you have fixed the plug problem and are still having issues we need to know what those issues are.


LIKE THE CAR ITS ALMOST AT THE POINT OF TURNING OFF...IT ONLY DOES IT WEN IM AT LOW RPM OR NEUTRAL. AND YEA SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT IT ON NEUTRAL IT GOES OFF.
FOR EXAMPLE IM DRIVING DOWN MY HILL PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND IT JUST TURN OFF..
1sickdc2
10-20-2009, 10:55 PM
it could have been lose or cheap
grablife
10-21-2009, 02:55 PM
LIKE THE CAR ITS ALMOST AT THE POINT OF TURNING OFF...IT ONLY DOES IT WEN IM AT LOW RPM OR NEUTRAL. AND YEA SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT IT ON NEUTRAL IT GOES OFF.
FOR EXAMPLE IM DRIVING DOWN MY HILL PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND IT JUST TURN OFF..


any codes? does it shudder pretty badly before it cuts off? when it starts to shut off if you give it a little gas does it come back to life?
SOHC1
10-21-2009, 10:48 PM
any codes? does it shudder pretty badly before it cuts off? when it starts to shut off if you give it a little gas does it come back to life?
no i havnt checked the codes yet..and yesss!!!! thats exactly whats going on!!
stephen
10-22-2009, 11:18 AM
tranny fluid wouldn't cause that. that sounds more like a vaccum leak or idle air control valve issue.
grablife
10-22-2009, 11:40 AM
tranny fluid wouldn't cause that. that sounds more like a vaccum leak or idle air control valve issue.

this is what i would check into next
SOHC1
10-22-2009, 02:57 PM
[quote=grablife;38430987]this is what i would check into next[/quot

yea ill check that tonight when i get home...i mite have some plugs mixed up. i hope lol
pjay
10-22-2009, 03:07 PM
not sure if this is related but its worth it!! i had a 89 chevy beretta that did the same thing, it ended up being a bummed out torque converter solenoid. just unplugged it and fixed the problem until i could replace it. maybe, easy fix too.