"hutchtoo" <hutchtoo@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:mfSdnY0fm4BDoofeRVn-1Q@rcn.net...
> Yep, it's a beater and I drive it about 50 miles a week to get to my train
> station, that's it
>
> Funny you should mention Distributor King, I was just looking at their
> listings and 100% feedback, looks credible. Canadian outfit. I just don't
> have time to wait for shpping with my commute I need to fix it myself this
> weekend or throw in the towel and have it towed on Tues -- which is why
> Autozone is my easiest option.
>
> I haven't looked at the ignitor yet. Was having some trouble finding the
> test appropriate for a 94 civic
> http://tinyurl.com/ajuuy
>
> Thanks for the input.


Do you know if the ignitor has ever been replaced?

Based on my experience, an early 1990s Civic that suddenly refuses to turn
over at all under any conditions is most likely to have a failed ignitor.

Coils often fail slowly, allowing the car to run sometimes, with erratic RPM
at idle, and being very temperature dependent. If you've seen none of this,
I'd be checking the ignitor.

Try the 1990-1994 Honda Concerto manual for checking the ignitor, coil, etc.
at
http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/ConcertoManual/index.html . Click on
"electrical," then "distributor." The third page gives the ignitor test. The
12th page gives the coil test. Good drawings.

Have you eliminated the main relay as being the main problem? Did you get a
new distributor cap? New ignition wires? I'm really not sure where you're
at, based on your other posts, and I don't want to say something that would
be inappropriate if, for example, you haven't changed the distributor cap.

Hang in there. I suspect there's life in this car yet, unless, say, it
really has been very poorly maintained for years...