You want to check for spark, most likely.

No spark, then igniter or coil (both parts of the
distributor) are prime candidates. Each part costs about
$90. Installation is about another $90. See
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#startrun for other
strong candidates.

If you're handy, most of the problems listed at the above
site are not difficult DIY repairs.

Please consider giving the age of the spark plugs, ignition
wires, distributor cap, and rotor. Also, are all these parts
OEM?



<shah.hk@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1135117017.822874.91120@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> I have 92' honda civic. Have been driving this car since
last 4 years
> and just completed 150,000 miles.
>
>
> Today morning, I started the car, it made some cranking
noise, but I
> thought it was due to cold weather. I drove the car for
3-4 miles and
> when I stopped at signal light, car just cut dead. I tried
starting it
> again, but it won't start. I don't think it battery
problem as
> head-lights and stuff just works fine.
>
>
> I have changed timing belt, tranmission,battery last year.
I have also
> got oil change recently. Have been putting regular gas on
it and not
> more then 600 miles/month.
>
>
> What could be the problem? And what could be the cost of
each of the
> following?
> - loose relay/alternator connection - $$ ?
> - dead coil in spark-plug? - $$ ?
> - some timing belt issue? - $$ ?
> - or soe more grave problem?
>
>
> Its old car and I don't want to sepnd too much into
repairing..where do
>
> I start from?
>