95dx

Need some help, I just changed out my cap and rotor on my distributor and I've already changed the fuel filter..... my fking car won't start, any ideas?

Spade

Have you changed the plug wires?
Do you know that it is the spark?
Are you 100% sure the plug wires are in the correct cylinders?

The Internet Tough Guy

are you 100% sure you installed the new parts properly?

95dx

The answer is no to all of the above

Spade

First things first. Check your plug wires and make sure that they are correct.

Also, pull your plugs and inspect them for proper gapping and damage.

95dx

There are numbers on the plug wires but no corresponding numbers on the cap.....

95dx

If I determine that there is no spark what is my next course of action?

deeksmooth

starting in lower left of the cap installed... i believe it goes clockwise, 1-3-4-2.

so;
lower left = cylinder 1
upper left = cylinder 3
upper right = cylinder 4
lower right = cylinder 2

frankgrimes

assuming you have a civic the firing order is like this

engine
----------
4 3 2 1
----------
front of engine

---1---
2-----3
---4---

distributor


someone please correct me if iam wrong

95dx

so is it from the top or from the lower left....

frankgrimes

yeah, my little digram isnt exact its more lower left than exact top...but you get the idea

deeksmooth

firing order is 1,3,4,2

say this is your dist cap... 4 plugs on it, when installed on the motor it sits at a slight angle and the following shows you what cylinders each plug goes to.

-----4-
3-----2
-1-----


Modified by citrEK at 2:22 PM 12/9/2003

frankgrimes

yeah, i should have put distributor rotation instead of firing order....mixing terms up sorry