92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
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92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
so whenever i try to start the car it cranks and just kinda pops but doesn't start. but if i take the cap to the injector main relay off it'll start a little but then shut off once i touch the gas. i think its in the injector ground wires but prior to putting the harness in i tested all the wires and they were good. any help to this problem is greatly appreciated!
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Re: b18c strange problem?
its in a 92 civic dx and yeah i rewired the engine harness to do a wire tuck which everything else seems to be working fine in the harness.
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Re: 92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
i'm thinking of the piece where all the injector ground wires come together in a plastic clip.
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How many wires and what wire colors run to that plug? That's near the main relay? Are those the power wires for the injectors and IACV?
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Re: 92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
its 8 yellow/black wires. 4 of which go to the injectors, 1 to the IACV and 1 to the Tstat ground but i'm not sure of the other two anymore.
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Re: 92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
okay so i pulled my harness out again to test the wires for continuity and all of them were good. so check that off the list. i checked all my fuses and their all good also. i put it all back together and tried and the same problem. again it just sputters but if i take the cap (which has a metal piece inside to connect all the grounds to one) off the car will fire right up but run like poop and shut off?
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Do the two fuses get voltage on the two top test tabs?
Did you resolder the main relay?
Did you resolder the main relay?
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Here's a test:
Unplug the main relay and turn the key to ON(II). Then use a wire to jump terminal 1 (voltage from fuse 31) or 5 (voltage from fuse 24) to terminal 7 (fuel pump). Does this cause the fuel pump to run in both cases?
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Re: 92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
i think i may have found something tho. whenever i try to start it my CEL is staying lit. maybe bad ground to the ecu?
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Re: 92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
its tight and i just sanded it down a little to get a better contacting surface also but that didn't do anything. i'm thinking maybe the wire for the ground to the t-stat could be bad inside the harness. is there an easy way to test that?
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Re: 92 Civic DX/b18c swap and wire tuck - won't start
well the main relay seems to be fine since the fuel pump is working and the injectors are too. but i tried adding a separate ground to the T-stat off the negative terminal but still same story. i'm running out of ideas!