jdp2012 wrote:
> My son has a 1990 Honda Civic that won't start. I am living 1,000
> miles away for now and can only help via phone. I'm not even sure if
> this model has a distributor with rotor, electronic points, or what.
> It will turn over, but does not fire. He pulled the plug wires and put
> a metal screw in the wires to check for spark. He didn't get any
> spark. Can this be a distributor cap, or rotor, or coil, or timing
> belt problem? What is most likely on this car? Thanks in advance for
> any advice. J.
>
1. check the timing belt by cranking the motor with the oil filler cap
off - cam rotation will be visible if the belt's ok.
2. check the distributor internals. coil is one candidate, igniter the
other. go to tegger.com for how-to's on testing both these items.