my 93 cx was just sitting there running and out of the blue it just shut off. Checked all the fuses and ground wires, battery is good, its not the starter. i'm thinking its the distributer, the motor isnt getting a spark.... when i turn it over it just sits there clicking...anything else it could be?

are the cx, dx, vx, non-vtec distributers the same if i replace it?

thanks -nick

 

main fuse? what temp was it running at? and what kind of click... like a relay click, or a trying to turn the car over click?

 

main fuse is good, running at normal temp and its the repeated trying to turn over click

 

It's the bendix in your starter *maybe*

 

im thinkin it isnt the starter cause it was running, THEN it died

 

I think it is distributor related. Either the igniter or the coil.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sidoe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think it is distributor related. Either the igniter or the coil.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Coil most likely went bad. Test to see if you are getting spark to any of the spark plug cables.

 

no spark to any of the wires

 

to answer one of your questions, the cx and dx dizzy's are the same. the vx dizzy is the same as a z6, vtec-e yO!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skunk2eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no spark to any of the wires</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's your prob. Check dizzy.

 

dizzy

 

check your coil and the (+Positive wire) that connects to it. It happen to me in my gs.

 

if it just sits there clicking, that sounds like the starter isnt even trying to work at all.

just a thought,
cuz even if your dizzy is toast, it should at least try to crank.

 

my vote goes for coil or just replace the whole dizzy to be sure.

 

if it was the starter then why would it just die while it was running?

 

well you DIDN'T hydro lock, but if the starter is just clicking, makes it sound like u did...
anyway,
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by c for sea &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my vote goes for coil or just replace the whole dizzy to be sure.</TD></TR></TABLE>

but the starter...could be hooked up wrong is my guess... something went wrong with it...but yea it didnt cause the car to stall in the begining... hmm check the connections on it. when i bench tested a starter at school i remember one were the thingy didnt poke out of the starter to grab the flywheel, that could have went on ya... just my 2 cents

 

just fixed it, it was the coil...thanks to all that replied

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skunk2eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just fixed it, it was the coil...thanks to all that replied</TD></TR></TABLE>

sweet, congrats,
and good to know what the prob was.