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I have a 1992 honda prelude. During a hard acceleration, the car fails to accelerate. Instead, it produces rough sound as if it is not getting a consistant amount of fuel. Slow acceleration is OK. Also noticed white smoke coming out of exhaust. Any ideas???

Anonymous May 09, 2009

I had the same problem. I checked my rotor cap and it was covered with carbon, so i got a replacement. Helped a bit, but not entirely. I went to check my spark plugs and my #1spark plug wire was barely making contact. Ill see if replacing these helps.
l_teahuru May 25, 2009

I had the same problem, my car did that a lot in the heat but now that the weather is cooler i havnt noticed the problem. i suspected it could have been something to do with my main relay. i had a oil leak leaking from the oil cooler, i fixed that and it improved my car's performance so my problem could have been that aswell but i think main relay..

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Check for free play on distrubtor.
If you has a known good disturbutor then do the swap.

===== Lite white smoke during warm up is OK.
If the white smoke is still noticable after 15 minutes of start up then you should start monitor the coolant level and oil level.
If the temp. is raising then it can be stage one of blown headgasket.

Keep track of the temp. and make sure the oil is not getting a white/creamy texture.
DO NOT drive it if it's overheating.

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