Campaign - Cold Start/Driveability Problem
84honda01
Model Applicable To File Under Bulletin No.
84-013A
'84 Engine Number ENGINE Issue Date
1.5 CIVIC Ranges Listed
MAR 19, '84
Cold Start/Driveability Improvements for 1984 1.5 Liter Civics (Supersedes 84-013 dated March 5, '84)
PROBLEM
Spark plug fouling (usually in Cylinder No. 1) during repeated, short duration, low speed driving in cold weather.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
If the car's, engine number is within the ranges listed below, install the cold start/driveability improvement kit, as shown under "Kit Installation Instructions".
Applications Engine Numbers
Low Alt (KA) M/T 1500001 thru 1559601
All Alt (KH) A/T 1500001 thru 1558236
M/T 1000001 thru 1012575
Cal (KL)
A/T 1000001 thru 1012615
CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION
All owners of 1.5 liter Civics will be notified by mail. The letter will ask owners to contact their nearest Honda dealer if they are having cold start/driveability problems.
PARTS INFORMATION
Cold Start/Driveability Improvement Kit:
M/T - H/C 1792845 P/N 01310-PE1-660
A/T - H/C 1792852 P/N 01310-PE1-670
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Warranty coverage for correcting this problem on a customer request basis has been extended to 5 years or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first) from the date the car was first sold. Use operation number 117201, defect code 489, and a total time of 1.0 hour.
CHOKE OPENER HOSE:
KIT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Replace the spark plugs with the ones in the kit.
NOTE: The plugs included in the kit (either NGK BUR5EB-11 or ND W16EKR-S11) are one step hotter than the original plugs.
2. Install the number 78 jet in the choke opener vacuum hose.
Vacuum Manifold:
3. Remove hoses number 27 and 28 from the vacuum manifold at emission control box number 1. Fit a 1-1/2" length of vacuum hose on each end of the "U" tube, then fit the "U" tube and hoses on the vacuum manifold.
RELUCTOR:
5. Remove the distributor cap and seal, then remove the distributor and clamp it in a vise.
6. Remove the rotor, then evenly pry off the reluctor with two screwdrivers.
7. Remove the vacuum advance diaphragm (2 screws).
8... Remove the entire breaker plate assembly (2 screws).
DISTRIBUTOR:
9. Remove and discard the rubber cap, screw, and rotor shaft.
NOTE: Retain the thrust washer for later use.
INDEX MARKS:
10. Align the index mark on the distributor coupling with the one on the distributor housing.
ROTOR SHAFT THRUST WASHER:
11. Reinstall the rotor shaft thrust washer; then, with the index marks still aligned, install the new rotor shaft so its flat side faces the same direction as the index marks.
BREAKER PLATE ASSEMBLY:
12. Install the new rotor shaft screw and cap, the breaker plate assembly, then the vacuum advance diaphragm, using the two new screws supplied in the kit.
RELUCTOR:
13. Reinstall the reluctor using the new roll pin. Be sure the gap in the roll pin faces away from the rotor shaft.
14. Reinstall the rotor and replace the O-ring on the bottom of the distributor housing.
15. Reinstall the distributor and set the timing, (See Service Manual for specifications.)
16. Apply the new vacuum hose routing label to the underside of the hood, right on top of the old label; clean any dirt and grease off the old label first. Make sure you install the correct label (green for California cars, black for others), then destroy the remaining label.
17. Apply the new spark plug label over the old one on the timing cover.
18. Apply the distributor label to the vacuum advance diaphragm.