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1999 civic no spark

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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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Default 1999 civic no spark

Well, today, I changed the spark plugs, wires and dist. cap. It worked fine after that , I drove home 60+ miles and had no problem. I started it after resting it for 4 hours to move and wash it. It started with no problems, but began to lose power. After I washed it, it would not start. It turns over but gets no spark.

What should I test??!!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Default Re: 1999 civic no spark

take the cap off the dizzy and look for wetness, sounds like a classic wet distributor, if in doubt, apply a spray that absorbs water like ignition wire drier. use a screwdriver as a stethoscope on the injectors, do they click when you crank it?
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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If the dizzy is dry, consider replacing the old plug wires.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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Did you spray the engine bay down at all? If you, you most likely got water into the distributor cap which would prevent the wires from receiving the spark they need to fire the plugs. I'd pop the cap off and check to make sure there's no moisture in there. I've had this happen to me before and I simply dried the water out and the car fired right up.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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get a cheap test light take the dizzy cap off put the key in the on pos see if you are getting power to the COIL
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