brockscivic

OK, so the other day i replaced the cam seal and cleaned the carbon off the distributor cap terminals noticing that the spring running from the top of the coil had mysteriously disappeared. I have a major power loss has no pick up and go like it did before the seal swap and cleaning the distributor terminals.

Could i have messed something up by accident in the distributor? Is that spring going from the coil to the cap really important?

Car is a 92 LX sedan

d15b7/s20
d16a6 cam adjusted to TDC using AEm cam gear
d16z6 IM
OBX header
airmass exhaust
Short ram intake

symph0ny

The spring on top of the coil is necessary, and missing it will likely really reduce your spark power. I am using a external coil and have a spare internal coil (for the d15b7 distributor). It has the spring on it, if you want either the spring, or the whole coil, send me a PM. I dont want a lot for it, make me an offer.

brockscivic

bump for me...and symphony you have a PM. TO help recognize exactly whats going on...its the spring going with the coil...i believe # 12

brockscivic

bump

Contender25

Go to the junkyard and stea...i mean buy some little springs, like 50 because you're clumsy.

brockscivic

yeah i kinda have been lately...

will that spring cause my power loss?

EE_Chris

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Yes.

brockscivic

my mechanic buddy (works for Chevrolet) said to put a spring out of a ball point pen instead and i tried that and it was the same if not worse

EE_Chris

The spring is acting as a piece of wire between the coil output and distributor cap 'input'. If the spring you used isn't making contact between those two points, then wonder no further why it's running the same.

You say it was running just fine before this maintenance - I'd say either the spring isn't long enough or your coil/igniter has bit the dust.


Modified by EE_Chris at 11:01 AM 3/21/2006

brockscivic

i had also changed the cam seal but ive already made SURE of the timing and its exactly how it was before.

Contender25

I don't think it's the cam seal, maybe you fried you're coil pack from runnin it or startin it is what im tryin to say from now having the spring itself in their on the tip of the coil pack. You should really go grab you're self another one from the junkyard, because i know my local area has like 5-6 coupe's in their junkyard with a few of them still have the dizzy and motor and **** on it.

brockscivic

there arent many civics in the local junkyards...the closest Honda junkyard is Beaver's and he wants 95" for a distributor and its not one i can walk through either

brockscivic

an even better picture

Contender25

Dude wtf!?, maybe if you look or call around differen't places for example auto part stores, you could find a brand new coil pack for yo dizzy for anywhere from 50-80$ tops.............................................. .......................duh........................ ........................................

brockscivic

yeah i was just trying to make sure that this is the problem before i go spend 80 bucks b/c the lack of cash