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This morning I drove it for the first time in a month. Cranked fine, but was
very low on fuel. Drove it to the gas station filled it up, then - no crank!

It turns over fine but no crank! Any ideas?
I'm going to work on it now and will post back.

Depending on the miles it could be the timing belt. I also had a problem
with some little expensive chip in my distributor cap.

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns94BBC9B9CC334jyanikkuanet@204.117.192.21.. .
> John Ings <nodamned@spam.org> wrote in
> news:6opg60derb4dqdm5onvdnqhgs7d1h34p9i@4ax.com:
>
> > On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:58:06 -0500, "Hammer" <hammer_b@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> This morning I drove it for the first time in a month. Cranked fine,
> >>> but
> >>was
> >>> very low on fuel. Drove it to the gas station filled it up, then -
> >>> no
> >>crank!
> >>>
> >>> It turns over fine but no crank! Any ideas?
>
> If it "turns over",then it IS "cranking"! ("cranking" being the engine
> turning [turned over]by the starter motor)
>
> It may not be "starting" or "firing up"(running),though.
> >
> > Can you hear the fuel pump run when you turn the ignition on but
> > before you run the starter?
> >
>
>
> Yes,if it "cranks",then it's either no spark,or no fuel.
> No fuel could be 'main relay' or ignition switch,while no spark could be
> ignition switch,ignitor,or coil.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik-at-kua.net

"Kenneth McNeil" <kenn_mcneil@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:m3sbc.114061$8G2.35402@fe3.columbus.rr.com:

> Depending on the miles it could be the timing belt. I also had a problem
> with some little expensive chip in my distributor cap.

That would be a 'no spark' condition.
That "expensive chip" was probably the igniter.I understand they're not
cheap.
>
> "Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
> news:Xns94BBC9B9CC334jyanikkuanet@204.117.192.21.. .

>> Yes,if it "cranks",then it's either no spark,or no fuel.
>> No fuel could be 'main relay' or ignition switch,while no spark could be
>> ignition switch,ignitor,or coil.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Yanik
>> jyanik-at-kua.net
>
>
>

If a timing belt breaks,the sound of 'cranking' is radically different
since the cams are not turning,a much lighter load on the starter motor.
I would hope one could tell the difference by ear.I had a timing belt break
on a Civic CVCC many years ago,and the motor really 'whirred' compared to
the normal cranking sound.Fortunately,the CVCC motor was not an
interference design,so no damage was done.YMMV.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net