After piston soak, teg won't start
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Last night, I removed the spark plugs, from my 2000 LS and I poured 1 oz, seafoam into each cylinder.
I waited about 30 minutes and cranked it once, for 2 seconds.
I looked into each plug hole, with a flash light and saw no liquid, only dampness.
I installed my plugs and I started it right up, after 2 seconds of cranking.
I drove it 50 miles.
This morning, I repeated the process.
Before I put the plugs back in, I saw liquid in 3 of the 4 cylinders.
I put a towel over the valve cover and cranked it a couple of times, for 2 sec.
The towel got a little wet, but I couldn't see anymore liquid.
I put the plugs back and now it won't start.
It turns over and I checked for spark (there was no spark)
I bought new plugs.
It still won't start.
Any suggestions?
Last night, I removed the spark plugs, from my 2000 LS and I poured 1 oz, seafoam into each cylinder.
I waited about 30 minutes and cranked it once, for 2 seconds.
I looked into each plug hole, with a flash light and saw no liquid, only dampness.
I installed my plugs and I started it right up, after 2 seconds of cranking.
I drove it 50 miles.
This morning, I repeated the process.
Before I put the plugs back in, I saw liquid in 3 of the 4 cylinders.
I put a towel over the valve cover and cranked it a couple of times, for 2 sec.
The towel got a little wet, but I couldn't see anymore liquid.
I put the plugs back and now it won't start.
It turns over and I checked for spark (there was no spark)
I bought new plugs.
It still won't start.
Any suggestions?
Last edited by safedriver; Mar 18, 2012 at 04:17 PM.
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Once my helper comes back, I can check for spark directly out of my spark plug wire.
Until then, I will look for a primary resistance between .6 to .8 ohms and a secondary resistance between 12.8 and 19.2 K-ohms.
If these (Haynes, pg 5-1) values are good, can I check anything else, before I buy a coil and will a $22 dollar aftermarket coil work instead of an OEM 30510-pt2-006?
Update: the primary was .8 ohms but the secondary was 2.4 K-ohms. On the way to the store.
Replaced the coil and it's running, again.
Until then, I will look for a primary resistance between .6 to .8 ohms and a secondary resistance between 12.8 and 19.2 K-ohms.
If these (Haynes, pg 5-1) values are good, can I check anything else, before I buy a coil and will a $22 dollar aftermarket coil work instead of an OEM 30510-pt2-006?
Update: the primary was .8 ohms but the secondary was 2.4 K-ohms. On the way to the store.
Replaced the coil and it's running, again.
Last edited by safedriver; Mar 18, 2012 at 04:17 PM. Reason: extra, from page 5-6
Once my helper comes back, I can check for spark directly out of my spark plug wire.
Until then, I will look for a primary resistance between .6 to .8 ohms and a secondary resistance between 12.8 and 19.2 K-ohms.
If these (Haynes, pg 5-1) values are good, can I check anything else, before I buy a coil and will a $22 dollar aftermarket coil work instead of an OEM 30510-pt2-006?
Update: the primary was .8 ohms but the secondary was 2.4 K-ohms. On the way to the store.
Replaced the coil and it's running, again.
Until then, I will look for a primary resistance between .6 to .8 ohms and a secondary resistance between 12.8 and 19.2 K-ohms.
If these (Haynes, pg 5-1) values are good, can I check anything else, before I buy a coil and will a $22 dollar aftermarket coil work instead of an OEM 30510-pt2-006?
Update: the primary was .8 ohms but the secondary was 2.4 K-ohms. On the way to the store.
Replaced the coil and it's running, again.
those ohm tests are also not always accurate i've seen bad coils test good
Pull the coil and look for a heat-spot, like the ones shown on this page:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/badse...al-arcing.html
Once my helper comes back, I can check for spark directly out of my spark plug wire.
Until then, I will look for a primary resistance between .6 to .8 ohms and a secondary resistance between 12.8 and 19.2 K-ohms.
If these (Haynes, pg 5-1) values are good, can I check anything else, before I buy a coil and will a $22 dollar aftermarket coil work instead of an OEM 30510-pt2-006?
Update: the primary was .8 ohms but the secondary was 2.4 K-ohms. On the way to the store.
Replaced the coil and it's running, again.
Until then, I will look for a primary resistance between .6 to .8 ohms and a secondary resistance between 12.8 and 19.2 K-ohms.
If these (Haynes, pg 5-1) values are good, can I check anything else, before I buy a coil and will a $22 dollar aftermarket coil work instead of an OEM 30510-pt2-006?
Update: the primary was .8 ohms but the secondary was 2.4 K-ohms. On the way to the store.
Replaced the coil and it's running, again.
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