vr4girl

Recently bought 88 civic dx, ran fine after we finally got it to crank [battery sucked.] Ran for about half an hour then just died.. Tried to start it a few days later, it cranked right up after battery was charged, and died about 15 minutes later. Now, when i say it died, the car bogged down, revved up, then died at idle. The engine didn't seize, it spins freely, and it has compression. We tried to restart it, and it cranked, but wouldn't start. A few days later, we tried to start it after charging the battery again, and it started.. Right after it started, we turned it off, and pulled these codes:
8 TDC - top dead centre sensor
9 CYP - cylinder sensor
10 IAT - intake air temperature sensor

Found a workshop manual for this car and here is what i get:
Coil resistances are within specs
371 ohms between wht/blu and orn/blu (TDC sensor circuit)
356.1 ohms between wht and orn (crank sensor circuit)

it did not have any resistance values in the book for those two sensors. Also i did not check the igniter because that was also left out of this book.
This was all taken with the engine cold.

Couldn't find any wiring diagrams or troubleshooting info for igniter, so i couldn't troubleshoot anything there.

I'm basically looking for help before I go throwing new parts at the car.
Also: The dizzy looks new, cap & rotor look new [I would say brand new] And there's grayish powder near the igniter, on the back side. [Not on the coil]

vr4girl

Went back out today, got the new battery, started it, drove it around the block once [Finally!!].. It ran for about 20-30 minutes, then shut off. [That's what we were trying to see] When it shut off, it was throwing codes
15 Ignition output signal & 14 IAC (EACV) - idle air control valve [NO WAi!]

So at this point, we're pretty sure that I just need a new dizzy. If anyone thinks we're wrong, please let me know.

And, it didn't restart. I forgot to mention that.

7:04 pm - went and started it again, runs fine again. shut it back off, didn't wait for it to do it itself.

YSIDRAG

Are you lossing spark when it shuts off? More then likely you are corect on it needing a new dizzy. But check to see if you have spark after it shuts off. It could also be the main relay. The EF's are realy bad about them going out. After alil run time they over heat causing it to loss curcit. What happes to it is a pin in it wasnt soderd right and after time with it over heating itself it melts the sodder away. You can find it located behind the driver side kick pannial. If you have a soddering gun you can repair the problem.

Jay
Fabricated Performance