Just because the pumps running doesn't mean there is enough fuel pressure.
Need to put a noid light on the injector or a test light
Steve
"Caroline" <caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote
>> Caroline wrote:
>> >
>> > Dunno about the codes (engine flooded now?) but based on a lot of
>> > reading here and experience with my own 1991 Civic LX sedan, the
>> > leading causes of early 1990s Civics not starting (but the
> distributor
>> > rotor turns) are:
>> >
>> > 1.
>> > Failed distributor ignitor. How old is the current one? They last
>> > maybe 100k miles. The following sites are helpful on the subject:
>> >
>> > http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...er/igniter.htm
>> >
>> > www.autozone.com click on the links to the free repair guides. Put
> in
>> > your car's info. Go to engine electrical, distributor, etc. for
> some
>> > checks you can do on the ignitor.
>>
>> I believe that the original poster noted that he had spark. A
> failed
>> ignitor would yield a no spark conditon, correct?
>
> This point also came up a year or so ago. I thought there wasn't a
> clear consensus on it. Or we said it might depend on the specific
> failure within the ignitor. Can't remember. I could be wrong, re the
> spark.
>
>> > 2.
>> > Failed main relay. But you say you hear the fuel pump running, so
> I'd
>> > lean towards 1. Also, it's usually an intermittent problem: The
> car is
>> > drivine for awhile, stopped, then won't start for awhile, then
> after
>> > sitting it will start.
>> >
>>
>> I'll second the main relay. The symptoms described by the original
> poster
>> are classic for a failed main relay, i.e., park it, let it set 5-15
> minutes,
>
> I thought he implied the car is dead right now; it ain't starting no
> way no how.
>
> That's why I leaned towards the ignitor.
>
>> then no start.
>
> He hears the fuel pump running, no?
>
> Anyway, as always this should be interesting.
>
>