Purple94EX

I have searched. I changed my plugs, wires, cap and rotor tonight, went back and installed it all and put the wires back in as I took them off but the car just fires and fires but wont start. From my searching I read that looking at the top of the motor from left to right...the order is 4, 3, 2 ,1 and if your looking from the passenger side at the distributor the oder clockwise is 1, 3, 4, 2. Sound right? I have no idea what I am doing wrong. All boots seem snug and I even swapped old cap and rotor and no luck. Thanks

Bense

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Texas kicks ***

Seahawk

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=821403

Syndacate

Yes, clockwise when looking at it is 1342, from the passenger side to the driver side when looking at the car from the front is 4321 on the engine.

EDIT:
DIzzy diagram:
1 3
..2 4

Purple94EX

Hmm well I have tried this and no luck, it just fires and fires but will not start and I know everything appears to be installed correctly. I started the motor to get the screw around to remove the rotor, do I have to do anything once I get the rotor on? Thanks

sillylilcivic

you gotta put the screw back in. j/k

might take the cap off and make sure the little carbon tip in the cap didn't fall out too far and is sitting crooked.

Syndacate

Hold your plug wire to something metal and non-painted - see if a spark jumps when you crank it.

Purple94EX

Well i even put the old cap and rotor back in and now tried the old plugs and still no changed. This sucks! I feel like I have tried everything.

Purple94EX

I would but its just me here doing the work on my car.

Syndacate

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Are you kidding me? Go out and find a bum or something and throw 'em 5 bucks to turn the engine over while you look for a spark.

sillylilcivic

then get a really long wire and put one end in the boot and hold the other near the door latch or your leg and crank her over.

Syndacate

Aight, I was just being a dick when I was talking about the bum.

It's dark there now...regardless of where you are. Just prop it up on the rad or something so ou can see it from the inside under the hood and turn it over...

Dark lights + ground = nice spark at night..

Purple94EX

Well now a friend started the car as I held a screw driver in the #4 boot and I got no spark and it cranked and cranked. Any ideas?

Syndacate

That sucks. I do believe the main relay controls the spark..or maybe I'm wrong and it only controls the fuel pump...Yeah...I could be wrong. But for ****'s sake - check that.

Purple94EX

Im not sure how I could have effected the main relay. Although you are referring to a fuse right? GRRR

Syndacate

No, and yes.

It's a relay, which I guess is a fuse.

It's not in the fuse box though.

Do a search on main relay for it's location, it's up under the dash (above the pedals).

There's a way to check if it's good or bad.

Purple94EX

Well my car has ran perfectly ever since I started this today and now im so pissed and have tried every possible order, swapped out the old stuff and now not sure what to do but kick my car. Can removing a bolt on the distributor effect the timing in any way? I removed one bolt before finding out how to remove the cap and put it back, would that effect anything? Thanks

Purple94EX

Any ideas? Im stuck at work with no way home. boo

Purple94EX

Anyone? Im going to check for spark again today. Any ideas if Im getting spark or no spark? Thanks

Purple94EX

Well a friend brought over a spare distributor today and she started right up. So I suppose my coil in my distributor went out? Thank goodness she is running!

Syndacate

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Oh, wow, ha.

Well, that's good, nice, have fun .

Darkane

FYI everyone the tranny side of any block is ALWAYS the back. Timing belt side piston starts at 1 and goes from there. Same principle with Iron V8's .