my car runs fine, but every so often, it cuts out gives an engine light and loses maybe a little or maybe almost all power, and cycling the key once makes it run fine again. ecm flashed hello but no code, so there is no code or it didnt store it it sounds like. any ideas?

txgreasemonkey

From your description, it sounds like you could have a bad ignition switch.

Bdawg623

it has been doing it for 2 years, but now a little more frequent, and i forgot to mention it did it 2 times real close together yesterday, i deliver pizza, and shortly after i took off from a corner and it bogged but didnt throw engine light, so i came home and got my van, and havent drove it yet today

txgreasemonkey

Does the dash sometimes go dark when it dies--no warning lights, no electrical?

Do all of the gauges go dark when in the ON position but if held between the on and start position they light up?

Car runs fine when key slightly held at start position?

txgreasemonkey

If it's not the ignition switch, then it's likely the main relay.

Bdawg623

no the car never dies, it just wont accelerate as well, nothing ever happens with the gauges/lighting system or anything else

txgreasemonkey

Based on what you just said, I would suspect the main relay. Let's see if others agree.

Bdawg623

if u tell me where its located i can check it out

txgreasemonkey

On your Civic, it's probably located in the same position as shown on the CRX diagram:

http://techauto.te.funpic.org/index....ent=hondarelay

In this order on Hondas, most major electrical problems are caused by main relays, igniters, coils, and ECMs. If I were you, I would go ahead and replace your igniter, coil, and main relay, just because of the age of your Civic. I would also replace your plugs with new NGKs, if they have more than 20,000 miles on them.

Bdawg623

i never have actually "fixed" a fuel injected gasoline successfully or worked on them very much at all, so i dont no much about them; which one is the igniter