CantKnckDaHustle

I put my B18C-R in my 93 Civic Si two days ago. Everything was fine, today I was driving it (not running the **** out of it!) and the speedometer and the tachometer started going crazy. The car lost power and I pulled over. Tried starting the car again, it ran for about 50 feet and same thing again.

Brought the car home, put the key in and attempted to start it up, I noticed that the fuel pump did not kick on when I turned the key, theres no fuel pressure and their is a sorta weird clikcing sound coming out of the intake manifold (it gets louder when you open the throttle body).

Any ideas? Heres a few pics of the swap......

743power

90% likely that the ground on your thermostat housing is loose or disconnected.

SirRevvs

Clean car! Sounds like a ground, or check your battery terminals.

Tad

dude you're car is REAL ******* sick man.

love it.

would you mind me asking,
how much did that full paint job run you and where did you have it done??

great stuff..

As for your problem,
it definetely sounds like a charging/battery problem.
double check to make sure that your alternator is hooked up properly.
and that it is giving your battery a good charge.

You should see voltage at the battery(while the car is running)
at around 13-14V if its lower, like 12's or less ,then the battery is not being
charged and ur just draining it as you drive.

Triple check all your grounds too,
a loose ground wire can/will cause problems with the charging system.

roc

sounds like a bad ground to me

gdrum

Damn nice hatch in Indiana? Didnt think that exsisted...hit me up we might have to meet up and cruise sometime....

BlueIntegraBoy

iTrader: (5)

The RGs and the whale ***** don't match your car. Give them both to me.

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J/K your car is sick

japspec

I think you have a bad motor Send it to me so I can see whats wrong with it. LOL

Shawn C

iTrader: (1)

i posted the answer to your problem in your appearance/cosmetic thread. your valvecover ground is in the wrong place, and isn't grounding the head/spark plugs. also, make sure the ground at the thermostat housing is on and tight, or you wilol get all of your symptoms
nice car man
-Shawn

SirRevvs

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ShadyEH2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i posted the answer to your problem in your appearance/cosmetic thread. your valvecover ground is in the wrong place, and isn't grounding the head/spark plugs. also, make sure the ground at the thermostat housing is on and tight, or you wilol get all of your symptoms
nice car man
-Shawn</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'd say from the pics posted above the ground cover wire does appear to be in the right place IMO.

japspec

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I'd say from the pics posted above the ground cover wire does appear to be in the right place IMO.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Put the ground on the silver grommet that holds the valve cover on.

J.D.M.

props for an amazingly clean motor!

GoT HaTcH

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by roc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds like a bad ground to me</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup i had EXACTLY the same problems as you with my swap. it turned out to be bad/weak grounds

TTM

i need more pics for my personal **** collection, so i can masterbait to it.

HalfAnP

Check for bad grounds first then check your alt/battery.

What kind of freakin intake is that?

92eh3si

sick ride man..
like everyone has mentioned, check your grounds..
yeah! how much was the whole paint job?

CantKnckDaHustle

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 743power &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">90% likely that the ground on your thermostat housing is loose or disconnected.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This man was right, thanks 743! Runs like a champ.

EARLdaSQUIRREL

prob bad grounds and if its not them it is def alt/battery

gl and very nice hatchie

743power

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This man was right, thanks 743! Runs like a champ.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Jowee

I had the EXACT problem in my hatch. Ended up being the power wire for the altenator wasn't bolted in all the way down . Try regrounding your car and checking your distributor cap/rotor too.

JDMpianoguy

I'm glad it's just the ground...i wasn't sure which one it is, but i'm glad it's running good now!

JJ