HELP ......'97 civic dx won't start
02-19-2004, 12:27 PM
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HELP ......'97 civic dx won't start
I went out to start my usually dependable '97 Civic this morning and
as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
Thanks for any suggestions!
mf
as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
Thanks for any suggestions!
mf
02-19-2004, 07:28 PM
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Re: HELP ......'97 civic dx won't start
emef24@aol.com (Michael) wrote in
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> I went out to start my usually dependable '97 Civic this morning and
> as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
> the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
> would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
> for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
> belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> mf
>
Do you hear the fuel pump running when you turn the key to 'run',but before
you get to 'start'? You may have a bad main relay.Gotta have fuel along
with the spark.
Timing belts should be changed at around 60K miles.
Check out this site;
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
There's also a link to the igniter problem,your next possible problem.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net
news:a1b8599c.0402190927.74e90d81@posting.google.c om:
> I went out to start my usually dependable '97 Civic this morning and
> as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
> the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
> would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
> for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
> belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> mf
>
Do you hear the fuel pump running when you turn the key to 'run',but before
you get to 'start'? You may have a bad main relay.Gotta have fuel along
with the spark.
Timing belts should be changed at around 60K miles.
Check out this site;
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
There's also a link to the igniter problem,your next possible problem.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net
02-19-2004, 07:28 PM
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Re: HELP ......'97 civic dx won't start
emef24@aol.com (Michael) wrote in
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> I went out to start my usually dependable '97 Civic this morning and
> as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
> the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
> would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
> for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
> belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> mf
>
Do you hear the fuel pump running when you turn the key to 'run',but before
you get to 'start'? You may have a bad main relay.Gotta have fuel along
with the spark.
Timing belts should be changed at around 60K miles.
Check out this site;
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
There's also a link to the igniter problem,your next possible problem.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net
news:a1b8599c.0402190927.74e90d81@posting.google.c om:
> I went out to start my usually dependable '97 Civic this morning and
> as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
> the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
> would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
> for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
> belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> mf
>
Do you hear the fuel pump running when you turn the key to 'run',but before
you get to 'start'? You may have a bad main relay.Gotta have fuel along
with the spark.
Timing belts should be changed at around 60K miles.
Check out this site;
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
There's also a link to the igniter problem,your next possible problem.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net
02-19-2004, 07:28 PM
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Re: HELP ......'97 civic dx won't start
emef24@aol.com (Michael) wrote in
news:a1b8599c.0402190927.74e90d81@posting.google.c om:
> I went out to start my usually dependable '97 Civic this morning and
> as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
> the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
> would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
> for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
> belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> mf
>
Do you hear the fuel pump running when you turn the key to 'run',but before
you get to 'start'? You may have a bad main relay.Gotta have fuel along
with the spark.
Timing belts should be changed at around 60K miles.
Check out this site;
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
There's also a link to the igniter problem,your next possible problem.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net
news:a1b8599c.0402190927.74e90d81@posting.google.c om:
> I went out to start my usually dependable '97 Civic this morning and
> as it was about to start it died and now it just cranks. I checked and
> the timing belt is still on and looks good (not sure how a bad one
> would look). The car has only 45K miles. A friend suggested checking
> for spark. I'm going to do that...but am worried that maybe the timing
> belt jumped a tooth or something? But it would still run, yes? or no?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> mf
>
Do you hear the fuel pump running when you turn the key to 'run',but before
you get to 'start'? You may have a bad main relay.Gotta have fuel along
with the spark.
Timing belts should be changed at around 60K miles.
Check out this site;
http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
There's also a link to the igniter problem,your next possible problem.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net
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