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93 Civic EX Will Not Start

Hello people! First time on here.....

Anyway, the details are:
93 Civic Ex 1.6
Just got new distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires. Switch them out
and double checked everything. I started the car and it ran fine so I
turned it off. After an hour or so I needed to go somewhere so I turned on
the car and it ran fine for maybe 2-5 minutes before it died.

At this point it will not turn over. I've checked everything but I'm not
getting a spark at the plugs. I switched out the control unit inside the
distributor and still no spark. I'm going to switch out the coil inside the
distributor to see if that is the problem.

Anyone have any ideas because this is starting to cost. It was just a
simple tuneup.

Thanks in advance everyone. Any ideas, comment or experiences would be much
appreciated.

Leo

Re: 93 Civic EX Will Not Start

In article <oiN0b.208762$YN5.144143@sccrnsc01>, "AsciicsA" <asciicsa037@comcast.net> wrote:
>Hello people! First time on here.....
>
>Anyway, the details are:
>93 Civic Ex 1.6
>Just got new distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires. Switch them out
>and double checked everything. I started the car and it ran fine so I
>turned it off. After an hour or so I needed to go somewhere so I turned on
>the car and it ran fine for maybe 2-5 minutes before it died.
>
>At this point it will not turn over. I've checked everything but I'm not
>getting a spark at the plugs. I switched out the control unit inside the
>distributor and still no spark. I'm going to switch out the coil inside the
>distributor to see if that is the problem.
>
>Anyone have any ideas because this is starting to cost. It was just a
>simple tuneup.
>
>Thanks in advance everyone. Any ideas, comment or experiences would be much
>appreciated.
>
>Leo

Tighten those battery cables. And try to start.

Next....... See if it will start with a boost.

Re: 93 Civic EX Will Not Start

Thanks Fluffy.

You are totally correct. I wish I had saw your posting before I bought the
igniter. It was the coil. I now have a brand new igniter $120 and have no
use for it. I cannot return it either( I tried ). I wish I had tried the
coil first.

Thanks everyone.

Leo

"Fluffy" <no-spamming-bsavanh@mchsi.com> wrote in message
news:rOY0b.213019$YN5.147459@sccrnsc01...
> Probably the igniter. Try the coil then the igniter.
>
>
> "Uncle Mike" <me@homeoffice.com> wrote in message
> news:ocO0b.5103$HB4.915072@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> > In article <oiN0b.208762$YN5.144143@sccrnsc01>, "AsciicsA"
> <asciicsa037@comcast.net> wrote:
> > >Hello people! First time on here.....
> > >
> > >Anyway, the details are:
> > >93 Civic Ex 1.6
> > >Just got new distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires. Switch
them
> out
> > >and double checked everything. I started the car and it ran fine so I
> > >turned it off. After an hour or so I needed to go somewhere so I
turned
> on
> > >the car and it ran fine for maybe 2-5 minutes before it died.
> > >
> > >At this point it will not turn over. I've checked everything but I'm
not
> > >getting a spark at the plugs. I switched out the control unit inside
the
> > >distributor and still no spark. I'm going to switch out the coil
inside
> the
> > >distributor to see if that is the problem.
> > >
> > >Anyone have any ideas because this is starting to cost. It was just a
> > >simple tuneup.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance everyone. Any ideas, comment or experiences would be
> much
> > >appreciated.
> > >
> > >Leo
> >
> > Tighten those battery cables. And try to start.
> >
> > Next....... See if it will start with a boost.
>
>

Re: 93 Civic EX Will Not Start