problems....

hey everyone im new.

just got a 90 integra GS, and it needs lots of work. so i first want to get it running right, the main problem it seems to be having is the idle is rough, and it’s not getting enough spark. so if you rev the car up, it sputters and skips, then floods. sumone told me i need a new module so it can give correct spark, you can also smell in the exhaust that the car is running very rich, and sumone told me that the therostat isnt working right so, it’s getting too much fuel.

does this stuff sound right ? anything you guys can tell me to do for this car?

just got the car, so i have no idea what happened to it. also for sum reason, i found that the harness to the fan on the radiator was unplugged, and whoever had the car before ran a wire to it that would turn it on with the ignition. and if i re-plug the harness the ran just runs all the time. the gauge cluster is plugged in but doesnt work… well it will flash wit the hazards but that’s it.

could an ecu going bad do any of this ?

i also noticed the timing is a little off, but i figure timing cant cause all of it, maybe im wrong though.

thanks in advance

yikes you got some problems. go grab a haynes manual and start troubleshooting. also download the helms manual in the archive section.
you can also just take it to a shop and have them diagnose it. should be about 45bucks. my shop waives the 45 if you decide to have them do the repairs.

anyways, tackle each problem one by one… dont always assume its that specific piece thats faulty… and search, search, search. good luck

Hey I had the same issues. The fan thing I left the way it was because it kept the car cool. My ride is rich too and overheating. So if your buddy is right about the thermo, it should be ok once I change it. Keep me posted on the fixes.