pagutierr wrote:
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> I have a 2000 Honda Civic DX, and I can't figure out what's wrong. I bought
> it 2 years old with 50,000 Miles on it. It now has 138, 000 Miles on it, and
> won't start. I checked and cleaned the rotors and plugs, and all 4 plugs send
> spark. After I cleaned them with alcohol, and confirmed they sparked, I took
> one out to check if fuel was getting all the way to the plug, and it smelled
> like gas. I was told that the only thing left is the timing belt, but visual
> inspection showed no signs of damage. Is the timing belt definitely need to
> be changed to make the engine start, or could it be something else?

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It happened on a Monday morning, or in the AM, right? It's got a
dribbling injector and it's totally flooded. The manual tells you to
hold the 'pedal-to-the-metal' and crank it for up to 15 seconds at a
time. It will start with a stumble and a puff of black smoke.

Use techron twice a year to keep the injectors clean. I used Gasohol on
our Odyssey and it cured the exact same problem.

'Curly'