I bought a 1993 Honda Prelude Si 4WS a couple of months ago. When i was driving home from work my timing belt broke. It went at exactly 90K miles. I took the head to a mechanic and got it fixed. When i installed the head and belt and started the car the engine shook real fast and then shut off. Today my father started the car and it ran for a while and then it cut off. Now i have no spark. Can anyone help me here?

 

Did the mechanic just replace the timing belt? or everything else that went wrong? If your timing belt broke while driving, you probably have bent valves, etc.

 

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That doesn't mean anything... it was a simple question, let him answer. He said he took off the head, why didn't you just bring the whole car in? I had to get mine towed to the shop.

 

get a leakdown test done asap

 

Well it won't start if you don't have any spark I know that for sure. How long is it running? Are you talking like 3 seconds and bam and the plugs are wet. That sounds like a coil or dizzy ignitor for sure. I'd diagnose that first!

 

i get spark sometimes and other times i dont get crap. Would it have anything to do with the distributer?


Modified by rpv173 at 8:27 AM 7/23/2005

 

When I first built my all motor prelude. On initial startup it would fire and 3 seconds later stall. Only way I could get it to keep running was grab the gas until it got to temp. Turned out to be the ignitor inside the distributor so I'd say yes there's a good chance it's the dizzy!

 

Ok, here's the deal. I replaced the distributer, distributer cap, rotor, coil, wires and spark plugs and it started for few seconds. The tach went up and down and then it stalled. I tried to restart it and now I have no spark again. Now i'm confused. This car is about to end up in the river!


Modified by rpv173 at 12:38 PM 7/23/2005

 

Main relay then brother!!!!!!!!

 

i think your ignitor just took a crap on you

 

He said he just replaced the dizzy, he'd get a new ignitor with it. That's why mine kept dieing out 3 seconds after you start it up!

 

Check for spark first.

Old Trick.

The car doesn't have to run. Do this AFTER it dies.
dis-connect the resistor box to the injectors so it doesn't start. (Really doesn't matter though)

Pull a plug wire and the coordinating plug.
push the plug in the end of the wire where it's suppost to be
Touch the Bottom of the plug to a good ground
have someone turn the motor over and see if theres a spark from the plug.
If so, you still have spark and it's probably fuel.
Go from there.

 

where did he get the "new" dizzy from? sometimes new dizzy's come with used guts inside

 

dont sound to good