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I have a 92 honda civic that won't start. It was running fine, then while
on the freeway the car just kind of shut down. I lost power, my speed and
rpm's went lower no matter how hard I pushed the gas. I pulled over to the
side of the road and the car shut off. I tried to restart the car and it
acted like it was out of gas. A road warrior came and said that it sounded
like the fuel pump went out. My dad has checked the car over and said that
the fuel pump is working. I have fire going to the spark plugs. Just about
everything under the hood is new, cap, radiator, motor head, belts. We put
a new ICM in thinking that it would be that. Anyone have any other
suggestions.

nik339 wrote:
>
> I have a 92 honda civic that won't start. It was running fine, then while
> on the freeway the car just kind of shut down. I lost power, my speed and
> rpm's went lower no matter how hard I pushed the gas. I pulled over to the
> side of the road and the car shut off. I tried to restart the car and it
> acted like it was out of gas. A road warrior came and said that it sounded
> like the fuel pump went out. My dad has checked the car over and said that
> the fuel pump is working. I have fire going to the spark plugs. Just about
> everything under the hood is new, cap, radiator, motor head, belts. We put
> a new ICM in thinking that it would be that. Anyone have any other
> suggestions.

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Remove the distributor cap and see if the rotor turns with the engine.
If so, remove the valve cover and inspect the Timing belt, and the cam
timing. You should probably be on your third belt, or at very least the
second one. You timing belt may have slipped a tooth or three. Very
expensive if it goes too far. See tegger's faq about peach baskets (use
google). . . tegger faq peach basket.

Inspect distributor for red rust (google that too if you find it)

'Curly'

Thanks Curly,
My dad said that there is electric going to the distributor. He has looked
at the timing belt and it is new, it was changed when I got the head fixed,
he said that the cam is alittle off but that should not have anything to do
with the car starting it should just make the car run rough. When the car
was running when in park or neutral the rpm would go up and down. Are
there any other things that can be wrong? Oh and he said that he checked
the filter under the fuel pump.

Thanks Nikki

"nik339" <nik339@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks Curly,
> My dad said that there is electric going to the distributor. He has looked
> at the timing belt and it is new, it was changed when I got the head
fixed,
> he said that the cam is alittle off but that should not have anything to
do
> with the car starting it should just make the car run rough. When the car
> was running when in park or neutral the rpm would go up and down.

This erratic RPM at stops is symptomatic of a failing distributor coil. Very
common item to have fail.

> Are
> there any other things that can be wrong? Oh and he said that he checked
> the filter under the fuel pump.

"nik339" <nik339@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks Curly,
> My dad said that there is electric going to the distributor. He has looked
> at the timing belt and it is new, it was changed when I got the head
fixed,
> he said that the cam is alittle off but that should not have anything to
do
> with the car starting it should just make the car run rough. When the car
> was running when in park or neutral the rpm would go up and down. Are
> there any other things that can be wrong? Oh and he said that he checked
> the filter under the fuel pump.
>
> Thanks Nikki

This 92 civic is fuel injected, right? Are the injectors working ok? Fuel
pressure ok?

"'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in
news:431A3D1A.5E7D5D89@interbaun.com:

> nik339 wrote:
>>
>> I have a 92 honda civic that won't start. It was running fine, then
>> while on the freeway the car just kind of shut down. I lost power, my
>> speed and rpm's went lower no matter how hard I pushed the gas. I
>> pulled over to the side of the road and the car shut off. I tried to
>> restart the car and it acted like it was out of gas. A road warrior
>> came and said that it sounded like the fuel pump went out. My dad has
>> checked the car over and said that the fuel pump is working. I have
>> fire going to the spark plugs. Just about everything under the hood
>> is new, cap, radiator, motor head, belts. We put a new ICM in
>> thinking that it would be that. Anyone have any other suggestions.
>
> ======================
>
> Remove the distributor cap and see if the rotor turns with the engine.



Good way to damage the coil. Just remove the oil filler cap and observe
there.


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TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

"TeGGeR®" wrote:
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> "'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in
> news:431A3D1A.5E7D5D89@interbaun.com:
>
> > nik339 wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a 92 honda civic that won't start. <SNIP>

Anyone have any other suggestions.
> >
> > ======================
> >
> > Remove the distributor cap and see if the rotor turns with the engine.
>
> Good way to damage the coil. Just remove the oil filler cap and observe
> there.
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Excellent idea, and way quicker too!
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> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

"nik339" <nik339@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:dfdbc171f10c341e50a31cc06e97d3d5@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...

> I have a 92 honda civic that won't start. It was running fine, then while
> on the freeway the car just kind of shut down. I lost power, my speed and
> rpm's went lower no matter how hard I pushed the gas. I pulled over to the
> side of the road and the car shut off. I tried to restart the car and it
> acted like it was out of gas. A road warrior came and said that it sounded
> like the fuel pump went out. My dad has checked the car over and said that
> the fuel pump is working. I have fire going to the spark plugs. Just about
> everything under the hood is new, cap, radiator, motor head, belts. We put
> a new ICM in thinking that it would be that. Anyone have any other
> suggestions.

Maybe a restricted fuel filter/exhaust. Or both fuel pressure regulator or
check valve causing a drop in fuel pressure. Check for fuel and spark to
make sure they are actually normal..