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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / August 2006

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1995 civic turns over but won't start

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fascion - 10 Aug 2006 09:51 GMT
Everyone I asked thought my car was running on three cylinders, so
after replacing the spark plugs and the engine still running very rough
and with low power, I decided to figure out which cylinder wasn't
firing.  I pulled out the plug wire furthest right, the engine
sputtered and aaaaaalmost died, but came back with a violent shake, but
running nonetheless.  I plugged the wire back in, and the engine went
back to how it had been when we thought it was running on 3.  Confused,
I took the same wire out again and this time the engine died.  I
plugged it back in, turned the car back on, felt the original 3
cylinder shake, and then took out the second plug wire, after which the
car immediately died.  I plugged it back in, went to start it and it
turned over, but then just kept turning over and never starting, not so
much as a sputter.

-Plugs are all sparking
-Injectors are getting power
-Engine smells of gas when trying to start

The cylinders are getting gas, and the plugs are sparking, so why can't
I get the darn thing to start?
TeGGeR® - 10 Aug 2006 11:27 GMT
> Everyone I asked thought my car was running on three cylinders, so
> after replacing the spark plugs and the engine still running very rough
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> The cylinders are getting gas, and the plugs are sparking, so why can't
> I get the darn thing to start?

Are you the same guy who posted a very similar message in three Honda
groups?

Check your ignition timing. Such a thing can result from the timing belt
having jumped.

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fascion - 11 Aug 2006 07:03 GMT
the timing is fine, the belt is tight, the distributor is on right,
rotating it does nothing... i'm beginning to think it's something
electrical... i checked the fuel pump relay, it's fine, but still no
start
 
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