chrisff521

My 1992 Accord will not start at all. I have come to conclude its an ignition issue at the least. I replace the external ignition coil, the internal dizzy ignitor, and I sprayed starter fluid in the throttle body and still no start. The rotor is spinning, so I know its not the timing belt. I removed the spark plug and there is no spark at the plug. I hear clicking when I turn the key on. Im guessing the main relay is good but I am not sure. I checked for a ground at the thermostat and there isnt any ground. I have searched tons of threads and havn't found any answers. Anyone have any direction?

chrisff521

Bump..............

poorman212

Ok, don't take this the wrong way. I'm trying to understand and break this down.

Any recent work done to the car?...just had a recent post where in the end the answer was "all I did was pull the head".

Key to on, CEL comes on for 2~3 sec and goes off? "I hear clicking when I turn the key on. Im guessing the main relay is good but I am not sure"

So the starter spins as normal, not any faster or slower?

Battery is good, tested under load not just at rest.

chrisff521

Yea the CEL comes on and then off after a few seconds and the main relay does click when I turn the key on. Yes the starter spins normal. Battery is good. Even when I try starting it when it has jumper cables to another running car.

phootbag

You called it a dizzy.

chrisff521

Ok..Distributor. Same thing

phootbag

A distributor allocates electricity to the various secondary ignition circuits at the correct time. A "dizzy" is that magical thing you replace when your car wont start.

chrisff521

Ok so youre saying I should replace the whole "dizzy" ?

phootbag

If you are getting spark you need to trace the problem backwards from the spark plugs. I would test the ignition control circuit and the ignition coil. You can OHM the ignition coil to test it. Easy. To test the ICM you need a test light and a wiring diagram. If the ICM is not grounding the ignition coil you should check for a timing signal from the ECM. You can use a voltmeter for this.

Without a wiring diagram you are going to have a little trouble finding the problem without replacing parts.

mavvrik

you sure you getting proper spark at the distributor? take the cap off, lay a flat head over the top of the distributor and crank the car. See if electricity is making it to the flat head. Easy way to diagnose the distributor.

chrisff521

Do you think it cud just be the distributor itself? I did tests on the ecu and the ecu is working. Pulse at the injectors, its recieveing power. Grounds are good. The Ignition Coil is revieving power also and when I crank the engine it pulses.(I used a Test light). The coil is recieving power and but it isnt outputting spark meaning that it would be bad? Thats what they said. I tried three different coils. One being brand new. And still no start. So do you think it could just be the distributor itself?

poorman212

Have you replaced the cap and rotor? Not sure where you are checking for spark....

chrisff521

I wirebrushed the contacts on the cap and rotor to clean them up a bit for better conductivity. But they werent that bad in the first place. There was a tiny bit of oil in the cap though. IDK if thats a really bad problem? I already ordered a replaceemnt distributor and we will see if that solves my issue.

chrisff521

Problem turned out to be the distributor itself. Replaced it and now its all good.