I just put a d16 in my hatch and it wont start...got gas and spark...will the engine start if a wire or two is not hooked up...?

 

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Do the job right from the start and it will be fine. So hook up all the wires first and then try to start it.

 

Check your firing order, and rearrange the wires as necessary.

 

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That could be your problem. Fuel, Air and Spark is really all you need to get an engine started.

 

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well it all depends on what wire....

 

its a 97 d16 that i put in a 89 ef...theres only one plug on teh back of the engine near the alternator, the old motor had two, all the wires to the starter, dist, and intake are hooked up..

 

can any one get me a wire diagram for the 89 d15 engine and the 97 d16 please thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by efadam &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">can any one get me a wire diagram for the 89 d15 engine and the 97 d16 please thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

Get one yourself. SEARCH! An autoparts store can print them out too.

 

If it was an 89 DUAL POINT D15 then it won't run with the newer multiport engine unless your convert the electrical to multiport, fix the tps etc.

 

it was the multiport but i put the dual port intake on it...I'm new to hondas, can you put the dist. in 180 degrees off?

 

No they only go in one way.

 

Ok guys so heres the deal. I took my 89 d15 + 4-speed tranny, out and put in a 97 d16+5-speed tranny. I put my intake off the d15 on and my distributor on, and hooked everything up. It wouldnt start, so i had someone come over to my house and look at it, he found some wires crossed and other little stuff...and we also changed the ecu incase it got messed up, then we changed the injectors and still no start.... It gets gas and spark but it doesnt start. The guy that i bought the motor from never took the timming belt cover off so it should still be in time, but I have no idea what to look for. please help