C-West Civic

After replacing the dizzy, the engine runs very rough at start up. Will take a few cranks for it to finally stay running at idle, but when she gets there, it sounds like the video. Only after a few minutes ( engine warms up ) she gets straight and runs right. Is this an issue with the dizzy not being in time and the the ECU correcting the idle?

tony_2018

Thanks for the video, I'd check your spark plug order.

jorge74

As Tony said check the spark wiring for one, you need to advance the dizzy and use a timing gun for correct timing.

mk378

Could be running on 2 cylinders. That will happen if you swap two of the spark wires. Spark plug order is 1-3-4-2 going clockwise looking at the outside of the distributor cap.

Also could be something else wrong with the car that wasn't fixed by distributor replacement so is still there.

C-West Civic

Checked firing order and its all good.

mk378 - when initial problem occured ( crank no start ), I swapped out coil and car started up several times normal, no issues. Car died, ran more tests and determined I had to swap out dizzy after rechecking coil and ICU ( both fine ).

NotARaCist

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Setting ignition timing after replacing the distributor is not optional. Jump the service connector, put the timing light lead on wire 1, and get your timing where it belongs.