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Honda Civic with B20 swap cranks but won't start

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Old May 31, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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1994 Honda Civic. Cranks but doesn't start. Fuel pump primes gets a red spark not blue.
Will the weak spark sill be enough to start car?
What should I change?
Thanks in advance.
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Old May 31, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Probably not enough spark. Start with plugs and wires. Wires are far more important than people think, If that doesnt help try the disttributor
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Old May 31, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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Sounds like a bad coil inside the distributor. Resistance test it.

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Old May 31, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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I already got it tested at Autozone. Tested at 10 so I got a new one. Car fired up then died after idle. Spark is still red.
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 02:17 AM
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Do you have any Cel? (check engine light)
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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Default Re: Honda Civic with B20 swap cranks but won't start

No. Fuel pump is priming too.
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:10 PM
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Default Re: Honda Civic with B20 swap cranks but won't start

i say if you can swap out distributors from one of ur buddys working car and see if it starts. cuz most likley its gonna be your distributor.
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Alright thanks. Only car I can test one off of is a GSR. Would the vtec distributor work? I know the bolt mounting locations are different.
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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Update. Got a new distributor. Didn't spark so I changed to coil in it. Sparked but didn't start.
Eventually my friend's brother in law started to just crank the car and floor the gas and eventually it just started. Don't know why but it did. Any ideas why?
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