i had a dizzy go bad so i went and bought a new one from honda put it in timed it all up and now it will try to fire up but will only fire 2 or 3 times then thats all she wrote so i checked fuel and spark and real blue spark and getting fuel i was told it jumped timing but before the dizzy went out the car ran like a top! i dont know what to do....im so fed up with this f22 to the point im goin to see how much a junkyard will charge for a h22 but any ideas to the problem would be nice! thanks mike!

 

Why don't you check compression first if you think it jumped time? I would check your firing order as well.

 

100psi on all cylinders and i have the firing order on the dizzy cap as 1342 does the f22 block rotate clock wise or counter-clock wise? still stumped about this so yall please help me out in the best of ways yall can Thanks mike!

 

The F22 rotates counterclockwise when viewing it from the cam gear and crank pulley side. Make sure you didn't get the distributor shaft 180 degrees off.

 

Distributor won't go 180 unless you force it on that way.

 

Yes, thats what I meant.

 

ok so if you are looking at the dizzy cap it would go on 1234 or 1342?

 

 

well she is wired up right still wont fire...same sputter like it wants to but dont have the *** to fire up and run

 

Are your injectors spraying?

Also, 100psi on all four cylinders isn't very good... at all.

 

i also have a 96 accord with the f22 and i just replaced the head gasket and im having the same problem

 

Pull a spark plug and tell us what it looks like.

Are they wet? Smell like fuel?


First things first, check your plug wires and make sure they are in the right spot.
Second, make sure you put the ground back on the thermostat housing. Ive seen this at least a dozen times when guys do intake manifold swaps or replace head gaskets.
Third, double check your cam timing.

 

the car has 275k on the clock....she is begging for a rebuild but dont have the money for a rebuild but before the dizzy went bad the car ran like a top! put a new dizzy in and im greeted with this head scratchin BS!

 

Have you put a timing light on it yet?

 

previous owner did at 175-190k if i remember right but to answer the question yes the timing belt has been replaced

 

Have you put a timing light on it yet? ( Not timing belt )

 

no i dont own a timing light do the parts houses rent them out?

 

How do you suppose he's going to check the ignition timing when the car isn't running?

 

verry true but a honda tech is soming out and looking at it tomarrow i will let yall know what he says....hopfuly its a easy fix

 

got the car running but it has a high idle around 1,200 and 1,500 but i think thats because of the cat being gutted......how would i lower the idle back down to 900rpm?

 

Disconnect you IACV connector off the IACV, adjust the idle screw on top of the TB clockwise to your desire, shut the car off, plug the IACV connector back in, remove the radio fuse under the hood fuse box for at least 10 sec, plug the fuse back in, start the car up, do not touch the gas pedal for one min so the ECU can adjust to the new settings, and you're all good after that.

 

ok nuss...gotta explain to me what the IACV is and where it would be located thanks alot....im new to the honda family so just bare with me on all the little codes thanks mike

 

Turn the key to the start position.

 

bump what is a IAVC and where is it located?

 

It's behind the Intake Mani near the center of the firewall. You'll see it, there's two 12mm bolts that is holding it in place.

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