'83 Accord, manual transmission.

No spark, and no fuel pressure.

Fuel pump works if I jump it with power from the battery.

This isn't my car, I know old Volvos real well but not Hondas.

Any suggestions, usual suspects?

Thanks.

 

You won't get any fuel pressure until the fuel pump relay receives signal from the negative terminal on the coil that it is firing. If you're not getting spark, there's a good chance your distributor is just toast or coil is burned out. Have you tried new plugs / wires / cap / rotor / coil? Once you start getting spark again, your fuel pressure will return.

 

OK, thanks.

Any suggestions as to how to quickly test the coil and the distributor, to try to isolate the problem?

I have a VOM and a testlight.

 

I'm not exactly sure what the resistance should be on your coil, but check this guide:

http://autorepair.about.com/od/troub...l-test-ohm.htm

I could check what the resistance would be on my coil for my 84 and 81 Accords when I can get access to the books later. It should be similar if not the same...

I think there's a similar resistance test procedure for the distributor, but it's not 100% definitive. And I'm not sure what it is off the top of my head...

 

yea i had the same problem..I changed the fuel pump..fuel filter..emptied the gas put fresh gas in..change the spark plugs and wires. still NOTHING i changed the distributor car started up like a new car. I was so damn pissed but happy at the same time.

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