engine hesitates

[91dx(r+p)]

so on my way to work today i was passin a car and noticed when i dropped down to 3rd between 4500 and 5000rpm it hesitated my rpm needle stopped to then it just shot up like normal acceleration..can anyone help me?

[JunyAccord]

loose ignition wires?

[92bently]

loose distriubtor??

[king_cobra]

i agree with both. start with the basics and do a full tune up - check your wires (replace them if you can), new cap, rotor and plugs.

if it still persists, it could be fuel. have you ever changed your fuel fliter?

[king_cobra]

also make sure your check engine light isn't on. if it is, then pull the codes and your problem will be solved.

[orangeaccord]

Could be an EGR malfunction of some kind. Also possible that there's a vaccum leak the needle on the tach is jumping around.

[illestatus]

loose alternator connection maybe, that happened to me 3 days ago, i removed the radiator and i must have loosen the connection by accident, almost drained my battery!

[91dx(r+p)]

well im gonna go thru everything this weekend when i change my oil so ill keep you guys updated

[wed3k]

Could be an EGR malfunction of some kind. Also possible that there's a vaccum leak the needle on the tach is jumping around.

egr isnt activated at those rpms.

[M4G1K M4N]

check ur distributor rotor. it could be going bad. same deal happened to my brothers civic.

[demortey@mac.co]

make sure you don't have the infamous red dust in your distributor. if you do that means the bearings in the distributor are screwed. my car did that in the winter when i was delivering pizzas lol. it started out as hesitations, then went to feeling like the timing was REALLY off, then went to seeming like i broke the timing belt. new distributor solved everything... it was like $50 at the wreckers. i'm pretty sure that was mainly a problem with external coil distributors though... correct me if i'm wrong.
just something else to have a look at when you're doing your tune-up.