Re: 20 second hesitation in 98 Civic. Start the car, drive... hesitation

85miles wrote:
> My 98 civic has had this problem for a while where just after starting
> (sometimes a minute) idle will get very jumpy.  It is like the car is
> going from 3 cyl to 4 cyl, or just not getting enough gas for a few
> seconds... but the problem only lasts about 20 seconds.  Any Ideas?

ignition switch.  take all the junk off your key ring and make sure the 
key returns to the full "run" position after starting.  then call your 
honda dealer to schedule your free recall switch replacement.