Honda Car Forum

I am currently experiencing the same problem with my 91 Integra. My
questions is about the coil and ignitor. If I have the dist cap off and
crank the car I see a spark jumping around inside the coil where the
distributor cap connects to feed the spark plug wires. If this is happening
could the ignitor still be bad? BTW the coil checked fine according to the
manuals specs. I have checked the fuel pump (sounds good), the main injector
relay (good), pulled a spark plug and can sse that fuel is getting to the
cylinder. The engine turns over like it wants to start but it just won't
fire.
"unix-freak" <eat_your_spam@nice_try.com> wrote in message
news:63s2d.67610$Np2.46006@bignews4.bellsouth.net. ..
> If it were the ignition switch then the engine would never turn over. He
> said that it would almost fire off.
>
> Also don't asume it's the ignitor before checking the coil. If can scope
the
> ignitor's output (coil's primary) then you can determine if the ignitors
> bad. Ohm out the ignition coil to determine if it's shot.
>
> E. Meyer wrote:
>
> > On 9/14/04 9:57 PM, in article icO1d.2241$fA1.1565@lakeread02, "dynamic"
> > <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
> >
> >> From the link...
> >>
> >> "My car sometimes stalls for no apparent reason, or won't start
> >>
> >> especially in hot weather. This one turns up in the newsgroup
regularly.
> >> When you turn the key on, do you hear the whirr of the fuel pump back
> >> near the tank? Does it run for a few seconds, then stop? If so you've
got
> >> some other trouble like a bad ignitor, but if you don't hear that pump
> >> run, you've probably got main relay-itis! To learn more, click here"
> >>
> >> I guess I have a bad ignitor then since I DO hear that pump run for a
few
> >> seconds while the key is turned (not all the way to start) then it
stops.
> >>
> >> Thanks! I'll look into it.
> >>
> >> "John Ings" <nodamned@spam.org> wrote in message
> >> news:0abfk0he6bcq6gra1iuhqb3qq5cn3j8hkg@4ax.com...
> >>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:11:37 -0500, "dynamic" <nospam@nospam.net>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I have a 95 RS 5 speed integra that just died on me while waiting in
> >> traffic
> >>>> today after work.
> >>>
> >>> http://www3.telus.net/public/johning...html#MainRelay
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Your symptoms sound like a bad ignition switch. There was a recall on
> > many Hondas of this vintage for that problem.
> >
> > Other symptoms of the ignition switch:
> >
> > - The dash lights go dark at the same time it stalls,
> > - when you try to restart, the engine runs as long as you are holding
the
> > key in "start", but it stops as soon as you release the key.
> >
> > The switch is attached to the back of the ignition cylinder by two small
> > screws. Take it off and pop it open. If the contacts are corroded or
> > burnt, then you've found the problem. The part is about $35 at the
> > dealer. Check and see if the recall applied to your car before you pay
> > them.
>
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