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Old 05-23-2012, 06:11 AM
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Default Del sol b18b1 won't start
K guys real simple. Motor has been running just fine. This morning I try to start it to go to work it fires right up for about 3secs then just dies and won't restart. Any suggestions?
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Check your fuel pressure.
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Spark?

Pump prime?

CEL codes?

Mechanical timing?

Cylinder compressions?
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Old 05-23-2012, 06:44 AM
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Well I had to go to work but there is no cels fuel pump is priming. It's timed cause it ran fine yesterday spark I have to check. And compression was good before but I should recheck it
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Your fuel pump might be ok, but your fuel pressure might still be wrong. Check it.
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It's timed cause it ran fine yesterday
This does not mean that the timing is good now.
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SOunds like a fuel delivery problem if it's starting up and then stalling.
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I'll check fuel tonight but I could smell it. I'm thinking something with dizzy like spark. Maybe the coil.
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I'll check fuel tonight but I could smell it. I'm thinking something with dizzy like spark. Maybe the coil.
Check the spark and the mechanical timing and then report back.
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Old 05-23-2012, 10:51 AM
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No spark
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CAn I use a dizzy off of a b16 onto the b18? Ls motor
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Remove the 15A hood ECU fuse and the distributor cap. When you crank the engine, does the distributor rotor turn?
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Yes It turns
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Icm in the dizzy? An coil bad?
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Check whether the Blk/Yel wire attached to the coil and ICM has battery voltage with the key in ON(II). If so, Ohm test the coil and have an auto parts store test the ICM.

Or a DIY for ICM testing can be found here:

http://www.team-integra.net/forum/bl...eshooting.html
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There is voltage. But I don't have a ohm tester
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Harbor Freight Tools sells a digital multimeter for about $4.
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Are b18 and b16 distributors interchangeable
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Why don't you just get a multimeter and test the ICM before you start worrying about swapping distributors.
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I'll do that. What exactly am I suposse to be doing?
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Thanks guys. Icm was bad
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