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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 08:11 PM
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Default B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help!

okay basically my freshly dropped B16 is not sending a spark from the distributor....

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1174729

grounds are all good, new dizzy, and all the wires from the dizzy plugs go to the right places... all continuity's checked good. please help!
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (aaronhume)

theres a alternator fuse in the fuse panel under the dash not sure of it location but had this problem before just check them all fuses under the dash that should be it.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (dragline)

I checked all the fuses on the fuse pannel under the dash, all are good unless the alternator one is seperate somewhere.... I also checked all the fuses in the under hood panel.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (aaronhume)

main wireharness ground on the thermostat housing?
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (PURPLETERROR)

yes. I even checked the wires on the A ecu plug that are ground and they check up good.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 01:04 AM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (aaronhume)

anything else I can ground besides the thermostat grounds? like any other wires in the harness I should be able to ground?
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 05:21 AM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (aaronhume)

Do you have 12v at the dist.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (dragline)

yep, 12V at blk/yel wire at 2-pin connector when key in on position
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:24 PM
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bump
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (aaronhume)

Try taking the neg. side of the coil and jump it to ground with the key on the coil should spark every time you touch it to ground.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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bump...

I will try that tonight I need more ideas though... keep them coming please! thanks!
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (aaronhume)

if it ran before it has to be the wiring its easy to confuse the wiring like the pin locations some diagrams show A1 A2 A3 side to side instead of top to bottom so double check it

http://b16a.honda-perf.org/theswap.html
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (dragline)

ok i'll go over that again tomorow...
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 04:15 AM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (aaronhume)

how many grounds do you have from the motor to the chassis?
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Default Re: B16 not starting, no spark, new dizzy, etc. please help! (dragline)

thermostat, tranny and valve cover. I checked with an ohm-meter lots of different places on the block for continuity to the - battery terminal and everything was like less than 1 ohm....same thing with the ground wires at the ecu.
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