I have an 88 HF /w an si swap. I drove the car for a long time and then after I got another car it has been sitting. About 4 months ago I tried starting it and it didn't start. I thought maybe it was a ground somewhere since I pieced this thing together. Checked grounds and all was fine. So I sort of forgot about it for awhile until we had a friend over who is a Tech for Honda. He looked at it for me and suggested it may be cheaper to check fuel first and clean the system up, even use some carb cleaner to get it started. He thought it was bad fuel. So I replaced the fuel filter, soaked the injectors w/cleaner, put some injector cleaner in the gas tank and took off the intake to squirt some carb cleaner in. Nothing. So it's down to probably being spark related? I took out a plug and held it near the v cover while a friend cranked it and it did spark against the v cover. There is pressure in the fuel system and it seems to get spark. All it does is crank crank crank but never turn over. I have kept the battery charged and still nothing. I am lost. Could it be the distributor? Main relay? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!
Clint

 

Usually a real honda tech mech, would say the first thing it is, that it's probally you'r igniter/ignition coil another words, try saving up and do you'r self a favor and buy a brand new dizzy with coil.

 

timing. igntion and (head and block) timing.

 

did you take out all of the spark plugs to ensure all of them are 'sparking it up'??

-Shane

 

So a new dizzy then. That was my gut instinct when e'thing first went down. I guess I'll just have to pony up the bux. Thx for the help guys.
Clint

 

I'll check all four plugs to see if they are all sparking. As far as timing it hasn't been touched since I first got everything started up and timed. Then it ran fine after I got it started up. It was only after I let it sit for almost a year. And actually it had been sitting longer than that cuz the guy I bought it from left it sitting for 2/3yrs b4 i got it. Thanks.
Clint

 

haha waht does it have like 5000 miles on it or what? thats a lot of sitting.

I would check spark plugs cause if they are all getting spark that would cancel out the dizzy (at least thats what I thnk)

-Shane

 

When I first got it I changed em but I'll check again in case they may have been damaged. I hope we've got it figured out. BTW, do you guys know if I can use HF seat rails on SI seats?
Clint

 

I would say yes as long as the seats are from 88-89 or 90-91 and are going in the same not crossing them.

Change the oil to man that is no good to after sitting for so long. perhaps drop some oil in where the spark plug was to let the cyliner walls get some lube on them. Might have to check compression too. After sitting so long gaskets could be bad.

-shane

 

Cool on the seats. Not so cool on the gasket check. I hadn't thought of that. That's a good idea about the drop of oil in the injector opening. It could be unlubed too. I should have started it at least once or twice a month. Well if I get out of this jam without having to put in new gaskets/rings then I will stay on top of that for sure. Thanks!
Clint

 

no not where the injector goes, where the spark plug goes.

 

very very very little amount. let it sit for a little bit to drip down.