I looked through the forum and searched and couldn't find this problem anywhere - Anyway, here is the problem:

Anytime the RPM's get to about 3400, my car starts sputtering and won't go above 3400 RPM and will start to lose power until I take my foot off the accelerator, the car will then shift into the next gear and I can accelerate again until it hits 3400 again.

I have also noticed that when it is warm outside (>75F) I sometimes don't have the problem and the CEL turns off (does not always turn off, though).

I think I checked the CEL once before and it gave 4 fast flashes, a short pause, 9 fast flashes, a long pause and then start over. (Believe this is CKP and CYL Sensor).

Any suggestions as to what I should do first?

Thanks,
Art

 

The CEL codes are likely telling you precisely what the problem is -- you'll need to replace the distributor assembly to fix.

First clear the ECU and verify that the same codes appear after driving.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1901557

 

whats up man
i just had a problem like that but i would lose power at around 6K turned out my plugs were fouled really bad. my car would sputter an wouldnt go above 6K. check that out first an see what they look like

 

Just checked the codes again this morning - looks like it's 4, 8, and 9 now...

I was just comtemplating changing out the plugs, so maybe I'll do that and probably wait on the distributor assembly until after I clear the ECU (or I'll probably clear the ECU first as RonJ suggested) - Thanks RonJ and PNK SLP

-RonJ - where in Texas are you? (I grew up in West Texas)

 

I'm on the other side of the state in East Texas on the outskirts of the Houston area.

 

Spent a weekend in Galveston once and flew into Houston on my way to boot camp in San Antonio, too - a little to humid for me, since I grew up in the arid west.

Anyways, just picked up the cap and rotor, so I'll update after I've changed them out in a few days.