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    Mar 21, 2007, 09:48 AM
    Rough running 1991 honda
    I have a 1991 Honda Accord LX (250,000 mi) it has a rough running zone between 1500 - 2000 rpms. Worst after car has warmed up. The distributor, cap, rotor, ign. Wires, spark plugs have been replaced. No loss of power or missing under load. It accelerates normal. A little rough idle when cold, but expect it to with that many miles. It seems to run rough at times at normal highway steady speeds.
    Anyone with ideas?
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    Mar 21, 2007, 10:59 AM
    Replacing igniter and coil should solve the problem.
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    Mar 21, 2007, 11:20 AM
    I was under the impression that the coil was in the distributor. What is the ignitor and it's purpose?
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    Mar 21, 2007, 12:58 PM
    Both the igniter and coil are in the distributor. Igniter are electronic points for opening and closing the primary voltage in the coil.
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    Mar 21, 2007, 06:12 PM
    I had replaced the complete distributor with another known good one.
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    Mar 21, 2007, 07:12 PM
    Okay.
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