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1991 Honda Civic won't start

 
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Old Dec 8, 2009
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1991 Honda Civic won't start

Was highway driving the car yesturday and it was shaking a little. At low speeds it was shaking alot. Thankfully got it home but when I went to restart it 10 minutes later it wouldn't start. It is cranking but won't catch.

I can hear the fuel pump do it's job so I checked for spark and got nothing. looked in the distributer and found the small part that sticks from the d. cap into the ignition coil was all gone so I put a new cap on, no change )I recently replace the ignition in the distributer too). Then I put new wires and no change. (well, used parts but different ones). My Dad checked the compression a few weeks ago and they were around 48, 50, 48, 52 or something like that. They were all close in number anyway. I changed out the main relay, but still not starting.

Don't know what else to check.

Any ideas?
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Re: 1991 Honda Civic won't start

did you replace the rotor and check the electrical connectors going to the dizzy those **** out everyonce in a while
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Re: 1991 Honda Civic won't start

did you get it fixed...i am having the same problem with a 91 Civic DX Hatch...
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Re: 1991 Honda Civic won't start

Could be the dizzy module or coil inside the dizzy. I had the same problem while rallying mine thru the bush a few weeks back. My whole dizzy has been played with though as the previuos owner hooked up an MSD ignition setup w/ external coil to it and it was the external coil that **** itself.
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Re: 1991 Honda Civic won't start

Have you checked the ECU for any codes yet?
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Is the main relay buzzing?
Do you have power to the igniter?
Is the secondary switching?
If yes to all the above, check ECU ground.
 
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