91 civic corrosion of rotor button
Hello all,
I was helping a friend recently with his 91 civic sedan (D15 engine code I think). The car wouldn't start so we went through the ususal things and finally arrived at the distributor. The contacts were corroded and we cleaned them as a temporary fix. Car started right up. I suggested he repalce the plugs, wires, cap and rotor button as a precaution. The cap and rotor contacts were badly corroded. A couple of days later he had replaced everything and the car ran fine for about three or four months. Yesterday he called me because the car wouldn't start again. Again we pulled the distributor cap to find that the new rotor button and contacts on the cap were corroded. Though not as bad as the first time. Still they were corroded bad enough that the car wouldn't start. Why would these parts corrode that fast? We do live in a high-humidity environment, but his is the only example of this I've seen. Is there some sort of seal on the distributor cap that we missed? There wasn't one on it to begin with, but that could have been ham-fisted by a previous owner. This one is real a head scratcher for me. Any suggestions are appreciated or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mike |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
There is an O-ring that fits into the channel of the distributor cap. The
distributor cap should have come with one. "Mike" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ADpre.95810$8S5.61313@bignews3.bellsouth.net. .. > Hello all, > > I was helping a friend recently with his 91 civic sedan (D15 engine code I > think). The car wouldn't start so we went through the ususal things and > finally arrived at the distributor. The contacts were corroded and we > cleaned them as a temporary fix. Car started right up. I suggested he > repalce the plugs, wires, cap and rotor button as a precaution. The cap and > rotor contacts were badly corroded. A couple of days later he had replaced > everything and the car ran fine for about three or four months. > > Yesterday he called me because the car wouldn't start again. Again we > pulled the distributor cap to find that the new rotor button and contacts on > the cap were corroded. Though not as bad as the first time. Still they > were corroded bad enough that the car wouldn't start. > > Why would these parts corrode that fast? We do live in a high-humidity > environment, but his is the only example of this I've seen. Is there some > sort of seal on the distributor cap that we missed? There wasn't one on it > to begin with, but that could have been ham-fisted by a previous owner. > > This one is real a head scratcher for me. Any suggestions are appreciated > or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Mike > > |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
There is an O-ring that fits into the channel of the distributor cap. The
distributor cap should have come with one. "Mike" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ADpre.95810$8S5.61313@bignews3.bellsouth.net. .. > Hello all, > > I was helping a friend recently with his 91 civic sedan (D15 engine code I > think). The car wouldn't start so we went through the ususal things and > finally arrived at the distributor. The contacts were corroded and we > cleaned them as a temporary fix. Car started right up. I suggested he > repalce the plugs, wires, cap and rotor button as a precaution. The cap and > rotor contacts were badly corroded. A couple of days later he had replaced > everything and the car ran fine for about three or four months. > > Yesterday he called me because the car wouldn't start again. Again we > pulled the distributor cap to find that the new rotor button and contacts on > the cap were corroded. Though not as bad as the first time. Still they > were corroded bad enough that the car wouldn't start. > > Why would these parts corrode that fast? We do live in a high-humidity > environment, but his is the only example of this I've seen. Is there some > sort of seal on the distributor cap that we missed? There wasn't one on it > to begin with, but that could have been ham-fisted by a previous owner. > > This one is real a head scratcher for me. Any suggestions are appreciated > or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Mike > > |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
Thanks, I thought there might have been something like that. I'm sure the
cap was a cheap aftermarket unit and it may not have had one. I'll check that and see. He'll be calling me again soon I'm sure. Thanks a million Mike "Joseph Wind" <jw@neoplastic.ph.invalid> wrote in message news:g2wre.13154$gL4.11382@trnddc07... > There is an O-ring that fits into the channel of the distributor cap. The > distributor cap should have come with one. > > "Mike" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:ADpre.95810$8S5.61313@bignews3.bellsouth.net. .. >> Hello all, >> >> I was helping a friend recently with his 91 civic sedan (D15 engine code >> I >> think). The car wouldn't start so we went through the ususal things and >> finally arrived at the distributor. The contacts were corroded and we >> cleaned them as a temporary fix. Car started right up. I suggested he >> repalce the plugs, wires, cap and rotor button as a precaution. The cap > and >> rotor contacts were badly corroded. A couple of days later he had > replaced >> everything and the car ran fine for about three or four months. >> >> Yesterday he called me because the car wouldn't start again. Again we >> pulled the distributor cap to find that the new rotor button and contacts > on >> the cap were corroded. Though not as bad as the first time. Still they >> were corroded bad enough that the car wouldn't start. >> >> Why would these parts corrode that fast? We do live in a high-humidity >> environment, but his is the only example of this I've seen. Is there > some >> sort of seal on the distributor cap that we missed? There wasn't one on > it >> to begin with, but that could have been ham-fisted by a previous owner. >> >> This one is real a head scratcher for me. Any suggestions are >> appreciated >> or advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> Mike >> >> > > |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
Thanks, I thought there might have been something like that. I'm sure the
cap was a cheap aftermarket unit and it may not have had one. I'll check that and see. He'll be calling me again soon I'm sure. Thanks a million Mike "Joseph Wind" <jw@neoplastic.ph.invalid> wrote in message news:g2wre.13154$gL4.11382@trnddc07... > There is an O-ring that fits into the channel of the distributor cap. The > distributor cap should have come with one. > > "Mike" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:ADpre.95810$8S5.61313@bignews3.bellsouth.net. .. >> Hello all, >> >> I was helping a friend recently with his 91 civic sedan (D15 engine code >> I >> think). The car wouldn't start so we went through the ususal things and >> finally arrived at the distributor. The contacts were corroded and we >> cleaned them as a temporary fix. Car started right up. I suggested he >> repalce the plugs, wires, cap and rotor button as a precaution. The cap > and >> rotor contacts were badly corroded. A couple of days later he had > replaced >> everything and the car ran fine for about three or four months. >> >> Yesterday he called me because the car wouldn't start again. Again we >> pulled the distributor cap to find that the new rotor button and contacts > on >> the cap were corroded. Though not as bad as the first time. Still they >> were corroded bad enough that the car wouldn't start. >> >> Why would these parts corrode that fast? We do live in a high-humidity >> environment, but his is the only example of this I've seen. Is there > some >> sort of seal on the distributor cap that we missed? There wasn't one on > it >> to begin with, but that could have been ham-fisted by a previous owner. >> >> This one is real a head scratcher for me. Any suggestions are >> appreciated >> or advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> Mike >> >> > > |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
"D'Funk" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:ZMKre.123215$J25.98680@bignews6.bellsouth.net : Bad boy, D'Funk. You have posted two separate messages to two separate groups with the same subject. (rec.autos.makers.honda is the other one) Not only can neither side see how the thread has evolved, but posters in one can't be educated by messages in the other, and cannot correct mistakes in the other messages. You should have cross-posted. -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
"D'Funk" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:ZMKre.123215$J25.98680@bignews6.bellsouth.net : Bad boy, D'Funk. You have posted two separate messages to two separate groups with the same subject. (rec.autos.makers.honda is the other one) Not only can neither side see how the thread has evolved, but posters in one can't be educated by messages in the other, and cannot correct mistakes in the other messages. You should have cross-posted. -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
Sorry, Sometimes people in other groups get mad if you do cross post. They
say it attracts spammers. Next time I'll cross post it for auto groups....<blush>. "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message news:Xns9675D4361E1A3tegger@207.14.113.17... > "D'Funk" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in > news:ZMKre.123215$J25.98680@bignews6.bellsouth.net : > > > Bad boy, D'Funk. > > You have posted two separate messages to two separate groups with the same > subject. (rec.autos.makers.honda is the other one) > > Not only can neither side see how the thread has evolved, but posters in > one can't be educated by messages in the other, and cannot correct > mistakes > in the other messages. > > You should have cross-posted. > > > > -- > TeGGeR® > > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: 91 civic corrosion of rotor button
Sorry, Sometimes people in other groups get mad if you do cross post. They
say it attracts spammers. Next time I'll cross post it for auto groups....<blush>. "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message news:Xns9675D4361E1A3tegger@207.14.113.17... > "D'Funk" <houchins_m@hotmail.com> wrote in > news:ZMKre.123215$J25.98680@bignews6.bellsouth.net : > > > Bad boy, D'Funk. > > You have posted two separate messages to two separate groups with the same > subject. (rec.autos.makers.honda is the other one) > > Not only can neither side see how the thread has evolved, but posters in > one can't be educated by messages in the other, and cannot correct > mistakes > in the other messages. > > You should have cross-posted. > > > > -- > TeGGeR® > > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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