fascion wrote:
> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
> no luck, so here I am again.
>
> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>
> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
> forever but does not start.
>
> -All cylinders have compression.
> -All plugs are firing.
> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
> -Cylinders are getting gas.
> -Timing just reset to perfect
>
> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
> pulled?
>
> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>
firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.