"Megan" <megansblog@gmail.com> wrote in news:1165022942.896273.134020
@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com:
> I don't have answers to all of your questions yet but I will do some
> work tomorrow and get back to you.
>
> What I can tell you:
>
> We went ahead and replaced the spark plug wires (since it should have
> been done with the other stuff... I know, I know) and that's not the
> trick.
>
> I have not tried injector cleaner. I will be sure to once I can get
> the dang thing going again! (I'm trying to sweet talk my way into a
> heated garage, so we'll see.)
>
> If I push the pedal half-way or all of the way down it doesn't seem to
> make a difference. I can smell exhaust if I do press the pedal down.
> I have not tried it for 30 seconds and then waited 5 min. yet.
>
> I do hear the fuel pump run when the key is in II.
>
> Yes, the CEL comes on for two seconds and then goes off.
>
> We have tried Tegger's suggestion of letting the fuel pump run it's 2
> sec cycle 10-12 times in a row and that didn't work either. Can I
> assume that the rail is keeping adequate pressure since this trick
> didn't work?
>
> Untold riches await whoever can figure this *stuff* out!
>
Do it all! Not just *some* of the suggestions!
I repeat:
If you're seeing a good, fat blue spark from all four wires, that brings
into question three things:
1) Do you get the same spark at the *plugs* that are currently in the
engine *now*? Pull 'em and check.
2) Is the ignition timing correctly set? Have you checked?
3) If you crank with the plugs all removed, can you smell fuel being
pushed out of the spark plug holes? GROUND THE PLUG WIRES WHILE
CRANKING!!!!!!!!
Have you considered the possibility of flooding? Press the gas pedal
*to the floor* and hold it there while you crank. Crank for up to 30
seconds, wait five minutes, then try the same thing again. No go?
Read carefully and post again. A car needs very few things to get going.
you need to make sure those few things are there.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/