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Hi forum, can somebody help me out pls. I have replaced the inner seal of my distributor because of leaking oil in my 96 civic ek1. Anyway i have stuffed up the timing and car wouldn’t start. I have managed to get the started after researching to get timing correct. But the problem I have right now is the position of distributor is maxed out in counter clockwise direction, therefore cannot put bolts and only start in this position. When I try to realign the distributor in the original position, the car would stall. What did I miss or would need to do to correct it. Right now I don’t have a timing light.

 
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You may have inserted the coupler (metal ring with two tabs at the bottom of the distributor that inserts into the camshaft end) 180 degrees out of phase when you reassembled the distributor.

 
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I did put a marker so I know which way I put it back.

 
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Did you try jumpering the service connector (passenger kick panel) and using a timing light to set ignition timing?

Worse case scenario buy a used one from a junkyard or from car-part.com (used parts).

 
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I did that too, but I don’t have a timing light. Do I really need a spare, the car does start. It’s just the distributor is set to max counter clockwise wise directions, so can’t put the bolts in for distributor.

 
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​​​​​​Read this: http://econofix.com/igntime.html#:~:...20octane%20gas.

Incorrect ignition (distributor) timing that leads to detonation or preignition can potentially severely damage an engine (cylinders).

If the engine was running well before you removed the distributor then the most likely cause of the post install issue is the distributor itself. The typical distributor setting for a D-serirs engine is right in the middle between max clockwise and max counter-clockwise range of travel of the distributor. However, jumpering the service connector and using a timing light is the most accurate way to determine the proper ignition timing.

Check the mechanical timing (crank and cam) to see if it is correct..