Fri, 02 May 2008 22:03:54 -0700, jeffdown239:
> Hi all,
>
> This is the second timing belt change on my 96 Civic. This time it went
> much smoother than it was 100k miles ago, BUT...
>
> When I went to start the car, it went straight up to 4000rpm, then
> continued onto 4500rpm at a slightly slower rate. It remained there
> until I shut off the engine (about 15 sec later), since I knew it was
> not supposed to do that.
You need to rephase the belt with the strobo light.
Mine was irregular under 2-3k rpm. I went to the mechanics (not Honda one)
3 times after he changed the belt in order to fix it. And he "forgot" to
rephase it.
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