Cranks but no start
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Cranks but no start
Hey guys I have a 97 civic coupe dx 5 speed, bone stock. has about 241k miles on it. Always runs pretty good until a couple weeks ago. I was scraping the windows and letting it warm up in the morning and it just shut off, no stuttering or smoke. Haven't been able to start it back up since. I re checked the timing, changed the cap and rotor, got a new dizzy..still didn't start, (returned it and still have the old one with new cap and rotor installed), new starter, spark plugs, plug wires, replaced ignition coil fuse (wasn't blown just old), ecu fuse is good, no smell from ecu. charged the battery. I checked spark with a spark plug tester and all 4 is getting spark, you can smell fuel, you can hear the fuel pump prime too. Any suggestions, any help would be GREATLY appreciated, thanks guys!
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I checked the timing. I re timed everything.
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When I first looked at the timing it was about an inch off. And now after I re checked the timing twice, its at the middle mark of the three and the tdc mark is where the Haynes manual says it should be. Same as the pictur online.
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Are you checking mechanical or ignition timing?
What proceedure are you using?
If you are checking mechanical timing for jumped tooth/teeth you would remove the top timing belt cover, valve cover and spark plugs. Using the white mark on the crank-pulley, rotate the crankshaft by hand (socket wrench) counter clockwise. The white mark should line up with the v-mark (sight) on the lower timing cover when the 1st piston is at TDC. Simultaneously, the two marks on the cam-gear should align horizontally wth the top of the cylinder head and "UP" mark should be at or near 12 O'clock position.
Ignition timing uses the red mark on the crank-pulley, timing light, jumper wire (return to base), and manually adjusting the distributor.
What proceedure are you using?
If you are checking mechanical timing for jumped tooth/teeth you would remove the top timing belt cover, valve cover and spark plugs. Using the white mark on the crank-pulley, rotate the crankshaft by hand (socket wrench) counter clockwise. The white mark should line up with the v-mark (sight) on the lower timing cover when the 1st piston is at TDC. Simultaneously, the two marks on the cam-gear should align horizontally wth the top of the cylinder head and "UP" mark should be at or near 12 O'clock position.
Ignition timing uses the red mark on the crank-pulley, timing light, jumper wire (return to base), and manually adjusting the distributor.
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