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ok for some reason, my car would stall every few days. when it stalls, it'll idle perfectly, then stall after a small rev. this would only happen for about 10 minutes, then driving goes back to normal. after 2 or 3 days, it happens again for another 10 minutes. anyone ecounter this before?

Just try this, I'm not saying it'll solve your problem for sure, but give it a try for a while: <BR>Turn your radio & all non-stock electrical accsesories off for a week.<P>Take off the faceplate/ remove fuses/ whatever it takes to take that load off your system. Maybe give it a little time on the highway with the lights off too. Maybe reset the ECU as well.

so it may simply be an electrical interference? i'll try resetting the ecu because i recently installed my intake tube so im guessing the flow is much faster than stock...but im guessing that's not the problem.

reset the ecu how i did mine by the 10 and grd jumper wire i heard thats the best way i used to do the battery way to but i heard the jumper the "right way"

It might be something fearly simple, just check any wireing under your hood it sounds like there might be a loose wire jumping around or getting grounded out.....just a thought [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

Ohh just thought of something else...my buddy's civic (bad word) did that it was just a dirty fuel filter....another guess brought to u buy Beck...

thanks for the replies. ive already checked those things when my car stalled out. the crappy thing is that it stalled out in a street where the highschool gets out and literally up to 30 people just stopped and looked at my dressed-up sohc and show interior. damn i couldnt get any work done because of all the questions. then when i told my brother to crank the motor, i revved on the throttle cable, it didnt stall out that time, and everyone cheered! haha it was embarassing.<P>but anyways i already checked the injectors, leaks, fuel filter, improper battery terminal connections, etc. on the road. none of those.

have your replaced your cap & rotor........<BR>that might do the rick too.........<BR>jason

I wan't suggesting electrical interference. I was suggesting that your alt cannot properly keep up with all your electrical loads.

oh. well i dont have many electrical things in my car running when the stalls happen. usually my headunit's off when it happens and everything else is off since it only happens during the day. it might be the alternator tho i should check with a voltage meter.

How would you reset the ECU? Is this something that should be done from time to time?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bronzeboy:<BR><STRONG>How would you reset the ECU? Is this something that should be done from time to time?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>just disconect the batery (take off both positive and negitive) i only do it after a mod.

removing the negative terminal for 30 minutes, to be sure, then putting it back on. i heard that you should let the car idle for 5 minutes and then shut the car off before using it so the ecu resets.